Marinated Cucumber Slices

Ingredients

• 2 kg pickling cucumbers (as uniform as possible)
• Salt
• 1 tbsp piment
• 1 Tbsp coriander leaves
• 4 tbsp mustard seeds
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 0.5 l white wine vinegar
• 75 g sugar

Instructions

1. 1.

   Wash, trim and slice the cucumbers thinly. Sprinkle with salt and let them sit for about 2 hours. Then rinse and pat dry.

2. 2.

   Fill prepared jars (rinsed hot) with piment, coriander, mustard seeds and cinnamon sticks. Layer the cucumber slices on top.

3. 3.

   Boil vinegar with 0.5 l water, 2 tbsp salt and sugar. Pour hot over cucumbers until fully covered. Seal jars tightly, rotate lids after 10 minutes, then let cool. Store in a cool dark place.