Comments on: Pickled Asparagus

By: Pickled Asparagus Experiment | The Xen to One Ratio

Pickled Asparagus Experiment | The Xen to One Ratio — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:32:00 +0000

[...] of asparagus on sale, and decided to pickle the hell out of it. I used a recipe from the blog Food in Jars.Â It’s a great blog, but unfortunately in this case, the recipe was not a success. [...]

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:13:23 +0000

Doh, mine shriveled as well!

When I went back and looked at the recipe, comparing to some other pickling brines I’ve used, it seems to have nearly twice the salt of the other brines – could there be an error in the recipe causing this problem? Something else going on?

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:07:42 +0000

This recipe didn’t work despite our best efforts. My asparagus shrivelled. It was as if the brine sucked the moisture from the stalks. A complete waste of time, product and effort.

By: Jase

Jase — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:29:45 +0000

OMG!! Sorry to yell, but I made these the other day. They are the best! Ever! Can ‘ya tell I like them? Thank you soooo much for sharing the recipe. I took them to bible study tonight and everyone loved them. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I also made the grape katchup, it is absolutely fabulous. It was just great on chicken, next I plan on using it on flank steak for fajitas. I can’t wait.

By: On the same wavelength « DoughGirl

On the same wavelength « DoughGirl — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:50:40 +0000

[...] green tomatoes. I used Marisa McClellan’s asparagus pickle recipe as a guide. Marisa is Philadelphia’s resident expert canner and always has great advice for putting [...]

By: Jessie

Jessie — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:02:18 +0000

These are crying out for a bloody mary to float in…likewise for your soon-to-be pickled okra. Delicious!

By: Jim McGrath

Jim McGrath — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:28:47 +0000

When I can my asparagus, I take the cut pieces 2 inches long and also can them. That is what the kids love.

By: sarah gilbert

sarah gilbert — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:27:05 +0000

so I did the pickled asparagus, but mine’s in a sour brine. after much deliberation I went with green garlic, hot pepper flakes, allspice, peppercorns, and nutmeg. early taste tests are delicious and I used your trick of saving the blanching liquid for watering plants (mine went on celery seeds I’m trying to encourage to sprout…)

I hope it’s good b/c a LOT of asparagus went into it!

By: Food in Jars » Pickled Carrots and a Quick Brine Recipe

Food in Jars » Pickled Carrots and a Quick Brine Recipe — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:36:43 +0000

[...] when I made the pickled asparagus, I ended up having some brine leftover after I filled the jars. Not wanting to be wasteful, I [...]

By: Tara

Tara — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:48:16 +0000

Last year I pickled cauliflower, green beans, and zuchinni. I can’t wait for the farmers market to open and the canning season to start here in Iowa!