Friday, August 26, 2011

Pickled Asparagus

Brine:
4quarts water
3 quarts white vinegar
1 ½ cups sugar
1/3 cup non iodized salt
2 TB pickling spices tied in cotton bag.

Combine and boil brine for 5 minuets

Blanch asparagus spears in boiling water for one minute.  Then cool in cold ice water immediately.
In bottom of canning jars put:

2-3 cloves garlic
½ tsp dill seed-(optional)
1 dried red peppers-(optional)

Pack asparagus into jars and cover with brine.  Put on lids and process in water bath for 10 mins.

1 batch of brine makes 10 quart  jars of pickled asparagus

Submitted by: Diane Batschi

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