Recipe - Pickled Mushrooms

4 pound Small mushrooms
4 cup Boiling water
1 One half tablespoon Salt
marinade
1 Three fourths cup Water
15 Peppercorns
2 Bay leaves
2 One half tablespoon Salt
Three fourths cup Sugar
Three fourths cup Vinegar

Cut the mushroom stems off at the cap level. Place the heads in boiling
salted water. Simmer till they sink to the bottom. Strain. Boil marinade
water with peppercorns and bay leaves for 30 minutes. Add salt and sugar.
Stir till dissolved. Add the vinegar, bring to a boil. Place the mushrooms
in small jars. Cover with hot marinade. Close the jars. Keep refrigerated.
Use for canapes and salads, or as appetizers. Yields 4 1 fluid pint jars.

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