Sweet Gerkins

• 1/2 cup salt
• 8 cups sugar
• 6 cups vinegar
• 3/4 tablespoon turmeric
• 5 pounds cucumbers 3 inches long or less
• 2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 2 teaspoons pickling spices
• 8 each cinnamon sticks 1 inch each
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel bulb
• 1 x salt

1. These pickles take 4 days to make.
2. Day 1
3. In morning, place cucumbers in large bowl and cover with boiling water; let stand 6 hours.
4. In afternoon, drain and cover again with fresh boiling water.
5. Let stand overnight.
6. Day 2
7. In morning, drain cucumbers and cover with fresh boiling water; let stand 6 hours.
8. In afternoon, drain cucumbers; add salt; cover with fresh boiling water.
9. Day 3
10. In morning, drain cucumbers; prick with fork.
11. Combine 3 cup of the sugar, 3 cups of the vinegar and herbs and spices (except vanilla extract) in a pan.
12. Heat to the boiling point and pour over cucumbers.
13. In afternoon, drain into a large pan; add 2 cups of the sugar and 2 cups of the vinegar.
14. Heat to the boiling point and pour over pickles.
15. Cover and let stand.
16. Day 4
17. In morning, drain into a large pan; add 2 cups of the sugar and 1 cup of the vinegar.
18. Heat to boiling and pour over pickles.
19. In afternoon, prepare jars.
20. Drain syrup off pickles into large pan; add remaining 1 cup sugar and the vanilla extract (if desired) to syrup; heat to boiling.
21. Pack pickles into clean, hot jars.
22. Cover with hot syrup, leaving 1/2-inch headspace; seal.
23. Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
24. Make 7 to 8 pints.

salt, sugar, vinegar, turmeric, cucumbers, celery seeds, pickling spices, cinnamon sticks, fennel bulb, salt

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/sweet-gerkins-44726 (may not work)