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Recipe: Pickled Asparagus

Ingredients

  • 30 asparagus spears
  • 1/3 cup coarse salt
  • 2 quarts cold water
  • 1 2/3 cups distilled white vinegar
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon coarse salt
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seed
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons dill seed
  • 1 white onion, sliced into rings
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
  • 2 sprigs fresh dill

Directions

  1. Trim the cut end of the asparagus spears, and cut them into 3 inch lengths. Place them in a large bowl with 1/3 cup salt, and cover with water. Let stand for 2 hours. Drain and rinse under cool water, and pat dry.
  2. Sterilize two pint size wide mouth jars in simmering water for 5 minutes.
  3. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the vinegar, sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, mustard seed, dill seed and onion rings. Bring to a boil, and boil for one minute.

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