PICKLED ASPARAGUS
Source of Recipe
Unknown
List of Ingredients
4 1/2 lbs. fresh asparagus spears
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp pickling spice
3 c. water
2 c. vinegar (5% acidity)
1 tbps pickling salt
Recipe
Wash asparagus and snap off tough ends. Pack tightly into hot, sterilized wide-mouthed jars. Leave 1/4 inch headspace. Place a garlic clove in each jar. Remove whole cloves from pickling spice; and discard. Combine balance of pickling spice and other ingredients in a medium saucepan; bring to boil. Pour over asparagus, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Cover at once with metal lids and screw bands tight. Process in boiling-water bath 15 min.