Pickled Garlic Scapes Or Garlic Whistles

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4-1 lb garlic scape
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup cider vinegar (5% acidity)
• 1 cup vinegar (5% acidity)
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons pickling spices
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon peppercorn (whole)
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds (whole)

Recipe

• 1 wash garlic scapes and remove blossoms and any woody ends. cut each scape into 2-3 sections.
• 2 bring 3-4 quarts of water to a boil. blanch scapes for 2 1/2-3 minutes in boiling water. drain & dump into ice water to stop cooking. drain again & add to a clean quart jar.
• 3 add water, vinegars, salt, sugar & pickling spice to small saucepan. bring to a boil.
• 4 add peppercorns & mustard seed to jar with scapes.
• 5 when brine has come to a boil remove from heat and pour over scapes in the jar.
• 6 add lid and allow to come to room temperature. refrigerate for 3 days before eating. will last about a month refrigerated. could also be sealed in a water bath for longer term storage (but i've not tried this). [update: i've had some of these in the fridge for almost exactly a year and they are noticeably softer but otherwise are just fine.].