Pickled Onions Recipe

• 3 pound white pickling onions
• 1/2 c. pickling salt
• 1 1/2 c. granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 tbsp. mustard seed
• 4 1/2 c. distilled white vinegar
• 4 to 5 sm. warm or possibly sweet red peppers
• 4 to 5 bay leaves

1. Scald onions in boiling water about 2 min, then quickly dip into cool water.
2. Peel onions; place in large bowl.
3. Sprinkle onions with salt; cover with cool water; let stand at least 12 hrs.
4. Drain onions; rinse and drain again.
5. Combine sugar, mustard seed and vinegar in saucepan; simmer 5 min.
6. Make 2 small slits in each red pepper.
7. Pack onions with 1 pepper and 1 bay leaf in each clean, warm jar.
8. Pour warm liquid over onions to within 1/2 inch of top, making sure vinegar solution covers onions.
9. Cap each jar at once.
10. Process 10 min in boiling water bath.
11. Makes 4-5 pints.

white pickling onions, pickling salt, sugar, white vinegar, sweet red peppers, bay leaves

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/pickled-onions-16680 (may not work)