Recipe - Pickled Asparagus

BRINE
2 qt White vinegar
3 qt Water
10 tablespoon Salt
2 tablespoon Pickling spice(remove
cloves)
2 tablespoon Sugar

boil above for 15 minutes

Blanch asparagus in boiling water for 1 andOne half minutes. Put in ice water
for 2 minutes. Put 3 cloves garlic in jar. 1 red pepper optional. Fill jars
with asparagus. Pour in boiling syrup. Seal.
I put the jars in boiling water in a canner for about 20 minutes. This
assures a good seal.

This recipe was given to me by a friend, who obtained it from a friend.
Source unknown. Posted to TNT Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by
Dorothy Hart whhart@dcn.davis.ca.us on Mar 15, 1997