pickled asparagus
 
Ingredients
  • 12 pounds asparagus
  • PER JAR you need
  • 1 Teaspoon Dill Seed
  • ¼ Teaspoon Dill Weed
  • 2 Smashed Garlic Cloves
  • 1 Teaspoon Whole Peppercorns
  • ½ teaspoon Celery Seed
  • ½ teaspoon Mustard Seed
  • FOR THE BRINE
  • 8 cups White Vinegar at least 5% acidity
  • 2 cups Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 10 cups Water
  • 1 cup Canning Salt
  • 3 Tablespoons Sugar
Instructions
  1. Prepare & sterilize the water bath canner, jars, lids and bands according to your manufacturer instructions.
  2. Wash and cut the asparagus to size according to your jars. I found using one and a half pint jars will fit asparagus nicely without with minimal waste. see note
  3. In each sterilized jar, combine the herbs and garlic.
  4. Place the asparagus in the jar, head size down.
  5. In a nonreactive pot, make the brine by combining the water, vinegar, salt and sugar. Heat to a boil over medium heat.
  6. Pour the brine over the asparagus and remove any air bubbles. Be sure to add enough liquid to maintain a ½ inch headspace.
  7. Secure your lids and bands and tighten to just figure tip tight. Place prepared jars into the boiling water bath. Once a rolling boil is maintained, process jars for 10 minutes at elevations lower than 1000 feet. Anything above that add 5 minutes to your rolling water bath.
  8. Turn off heat, remove canner lid.
  9. Allow the jars to sit in the water bath for five additonal minutes after turning the heat off to allow for proper a proper seal.
  10. Place jars on a heatproof countertop and allow them to sit there untouched for 24 hours.
  11. Remove the bands and label the jars. Store in a dark dry place.
Recipe by Millhorn Farmstead at https://millhornfarmstead.com/pickled-asparagus/