Sweet-and-Sour Pickles

Gewürzgurken

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Preparation info
  • Yield: About

    3

    glass canning jars
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr 25

Appears in
German Home Kitchen: Traditional Recipes That Capture the Flavors of Germany

By Sophie Sadler

Published 2025

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Sweet-and-sour gewürzgurken are perfect for snacking, piled onto fresh baked bread with Leberwurst; they’re great dipped into Käsefondue; they also make great gifts! Traditionally, you would use small pickling cucumbers; however, unless you grow them yourself, you’ll have a hard time finding them unpickled. I like using Persian cucumbers, which are like baby English cucumbers (salatgurke). Make sure to store the cucumbers