Categories: Pickles, Preserve 
      Yield: 8 servings 
  
    1/2 c  Salt                                2 ts Celery seed 
      8 c  Sugar                               2 ts Mixed pickling spices 
      6 c  Vinegar                             8    1" pieces cinnamon sticks 
    3/4 tb Turmeric                          1/2 ts Fennel 
      5 lb Cucumbers, 3" long or less               Salt 
  
  Contributed to the echo by: Janice Norman Sweet Gerkins These pickles take 
  4 days to make. The cucumber stems need not be removed. Wash the cucumbers, 
  place them in a kettle and cover with boiling water. About 6 hours later, 
  drain and cover with fresh boiling water. Allow to stand overnight and 
  repeat process. After 6 hours, has been added. Let stand overnight. Drain 
  and prick cucumbers 3 times with a sharp table fork. Mix 3 cups sugar and 3 
  cups vinegar, add spices, bring to a boil and pour over cucumbers. Six 
  hours later, drain the syrup into a kettle, add 2 cups of sugar and 2 cups 
  of vinegar, bring to a boil and pour the cucumbers again. Let stand 
  overnight. In the morning, drain the syrup into the kettle, add 2 cups 
  sugar and 1 cup vinegar, bring to a boil and pour over cucumbers. Six hours 
  later, drain off the syrup once more, add one last cup of sugar and bring 
  to a boil. Pcak cucumbers into clean, hot jars and cover with the syrup to 
  with-in 1/2-inch of the top. Place jars in boiling water and process for 5 
  minutes after the water comes to a boil. 
   
  Makes 7 - 8 pints