To Pickle Asparagus

Pour boiling salt and water on, and cover them close--next day, take them out, dry them, and after standing in vinegar, put them with the yellow pickle.

Original Recipe

Pour boiling salt and water on, and cover them close--next day, take them out, dry them, and after standing in vinegar, put them with the yellow pickle.

Ingredients

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  • asparagus
  • salt
  • water
  • vinegar

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Instructions

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    Pour boiling salt and water on, and cover them close--next day, take them out, dry them, and after standing in vinegar, put them with the yellow pickle.

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Recipe by mary-randolph from The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook (1824)