Pickled Onions

Recipe Ingredients

1		Pickling onions
1 cup	237ml	Pickling salt
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sugar
5 cups	1185ml	White vinegar
3 tablespoons	45ml	White mustard seeds
2 tablespoons	30ml	Horseradish
		Hot red peppers
		Bay leaves

Recipe Instructions

Scald the onions for 2 minutes in boiling water, dip into cold water and peel. Sprinkle the onions with the salt, add cold water to cover, and let stand for 12 hours or overnight. In the morning, drain the onions, rinse them in cold fresh water and drain again. Combine the sugar, vinegar, mustard seeds, and horseradish or peppercorns, bring to a boil, and simmer for 15 minutes. Pack the onions into clean jars. Add 1 small hot pepper and 1 bay leaf to each jar, fill the jars with boiling-hot liquid and seal.

Makes 5 - 6 pints.

NOTE: You can also add 6 T whole allspice or 1/4 c mixed pickling spices for interesting variations.

Source:
[email protected] (Christi Wilson)

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