Preparing and Canning Pickled Vegetables
Pickled Asparagus
| For six wide-mouth pint jars |
For seven 12-ounce jars |
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10 pounds asparagus
6 large garlic cloves
4½ cups water
4½ cups white distilled vinegar (5%)
6 small hot peppers (optional)
½ cup canning salt
3 teaspoons dill seed
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7 pounds asparagus
7 large garlic cloves
3 cups water
3 cups white distilled vinegar (5%)
7 small hot peppers (optional)
1/3 cup canning salt
2 teaspoons dill seed
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Please read Using Boiling Water Canners before beginning. If this is your first time canning, it is recommended that you read Principles of Home Canning.
Procedure:
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1. |
Wash and rinse canning jars; keep hot until ready to use. Prepare lids according to manufacturer's directions.
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2. |
Wash asparagus well, but gently, under running water. Cut stems from the bottom to leave
spears with tips that fit into the canning jar with a little less than ½-inch headspace. Peel
and wash garlic cloves. Place a garlic clove at the bottom of each jar, and tightly pack
asparagus into jars with the blunt ends down.
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3. |
In an 8-quart Dutch oven or saucepot, combine water, vinegar, hot peppers (optional), salt
and dill seed. Bring to a boil. Place one hot pepper (if used) in each jar over asparagus
spears. Pour boiling hot pickling brine over spears, leaving ½-inch headspace.
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4. |
Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace if needed. Wipe rims of jars with a dampened,
clean paper towel; apply two-piece metal canning lids.
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5. |
Process in a boiling water canner according to the recommendations in Table 1. Let cool,
undisturbed, for 12 to 24 hours and check for seals. |
Allow pickled asparagus to sit in processed jars for 3 to 5 days before consumption for best
flavor development.
| Table 1. Recommended
process time for Pickled Asparagus
in a boiling-water canner. |
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Process Time at Altitudes of |
| Style of Pack |
Jar Size |
0 - 1,000 ft |
1,001 - 6,000 ft |
Above 6,000 ft |
| Raw |
12-ounce or Pints |
10 min |
15 |
20 |
Developed at The University of Georgia, Athens, for the National Center
for Home Food Preservation. Released by Elizabeth L. Andress, Ph.D., Department
of Foods and Nutrition, College of Family and Consumer Sciences. October
2003.
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