Pickled Asparagus

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 lbs asparagus, ends trimmed
• 3 tablespoons pickling salt
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
• 2 teaspoons dill, chopped
• 1 teaspoon dill seed
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 1/2 cups vinegar
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 cups water

Recipe

• 1 cut asparagus into lengths 1 inch shorter than your 1 quart jars.
• 2 blanch asparagus in boiling water and 1 tbsp of the salt for 2 minutes.
• 3 remove from boiling water and plunge immediately into ice water for a minute, then drain.
• 4 pack asparagus tightly into hot, sterilized 1 quart jars, tips facing down.
• 5 bring remaining ingredients to a boil.
• 6 pour brine over asparagus to within 1/2 inch of the top of the jar.
• 7 seal jars.
• 8 process in a hot water bath for 20 minutes.