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| Asparagus Sweet Pickles
3 one-pint wide-mouth canning jars
4 cups of vinegar
1 cup of sugar
2 teaspoons of whole allspice
12 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick - (6" long)
4 pounds of asparagus, washed, and trimmed to fit jars
Heat jars in a 250ºF. oven to sterilize.
Place vinegar, 2 cups of water and sugar in a medium pot. Tie allspice, cloves and cinnamon in a cheesecloth bag and add to picking liquid; simmer 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, boil 4 cups of water in a medium pot. Add asparagus, cook 3 minutes and drain, reserving boiling water.
Return water to the pot and return to a boil. When cooled enough to handle, pack asparagus in hot jars and cover with hot pickling liquid, leaving 1/2-inch headspace; seal. Place jars in boiling water for 10 minutes.
This recipe yields ?? servings.
Source:
"Charles Pearl on the Food Forum BB at http://food.bb.prodigy.net/"
S(Formatted for MC5):
"08-21-2000 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
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