Pickled gherkins

Traditional Estonian pickled gherkins are made in a large wooden barrel. cucumbers are placed between layers of blackcurrant leaves, dill stalks and slices of horse radish. Chilled water, containing 4 - 6% salt is poured over the cucumbers, and then a weight is placed on them. The barrel is then taken into a cool cellar with even temperature, where bacteria will produce lactic acid which will ferment the cucumbers. In about 30 days, the cucumbers acquire a pleasan