Pickled Nasturtium Buds

Total Time: 24 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• nasturtium buds (must be green, not yellow or open)
• 1 cup salt
• 2 quarts water
• vinegar

Recipe

• 1 wash buds.
• 2 place buds in the salt-water brine and weigh down with a plate.
• 3 allow to cure for 24 hours.
• 4 remove from brine and soak in cold water 1 hour.
• 5 drain.
• 6 pack buds in hot, sterile jars.
• 7 bring vinegar to a boil in an enamel or stainless steel pot.
• 8 cover buds with boiling vinegar leaving 1/2 inch head space.
• 9 process in a boiling water bath 10 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet.
• 10 allow to"stand" for 6 weeks to cure.
• 11 note: theres no set amount so when i go to fill out the form"how many, how much" i will be working with 6 pints.