Simple Pickled Garlic

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups fresh cloves garlic
• 1 1/2 cups white distilled vinegar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 peel cloves; if large, cut in half lengthwise.
• 2 in a non-reactive saucepan, combine vinegar, sugar and salt.
• 3 bring to boiling and stir until sugar dissolves.
• 4 drop garlic into mixture and cook, uncovered, over high heat 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
• 5 remove from heat; let cool.
• 6 store in tightly covered jar in refrigerator for 3 months or longer.
• 7 to make a crisper, slightly spicier garlic pickle, add 1/16 to 1/8 teaspoon alum and 1/2 teaspoon crushed red peppercorns.