[surbie100]

I want to pickle the gherkins I am growing, but at the minute I only have 2...

Can I add them gradually (ie as they grow!) to a jar of pickling vinegar or do I need to wait till I have more and do it all at once?

If it's the latter, any suggestions on what to do with 2 small gherkins? 




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[compostqueen]

I'm growing cornichons and I've had a sum total of two 

I ate them just like cucumbers 

I don't think there's any point trying to pickle them ad hoc. You might not get any more    I'm not holding out much hope. Can't think why they're not doing their stuff 

[BobE]

I want to pickle the gherkins I am growing, but at the minute I only have 2...

Can I add them gradually (ie as they grow!) to a jar of pickling vinegar or do I need to wait till I have more and do it all at once?

If it's the latter, any suggestions on what to do with 2 small gherkins? 

Surbie, why not just try it.  Suppose you don't get enough then perhaps buy some to finish the jar.  I can't see how it will fail as the ones you drop in will be pickled any others won't interfere with that.  I'd wing it Danno.

[surbie100]

Thanks for the tips CQ and BobE. I've made the pickling vinegar so one is going in and I want to eat one - a combinations of both your answers  .

I've got about 5 more pickling cukes coming at the minute, and one more on the diamant gherkin, but that is a very sickly looking plant. If i'm lucky I might get one full jar!