Spicy Pearl Onion Sours

Name: Spicy Pearl Onion Sours
Yield: 6 cups
Ingredients: 2 lbs white pearl onions; 1/4 cup salt; 3 cups white vinegar; 2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon juniper berries; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 teaspoons whole cloves; 2 teaspoons green peppercorns; 3 sprigs fresh tarragon

Submitted by Dancer

"Juniper berries are available in well-stocked spice sections of supermarkets."

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Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 6 cups

ingredients

2 lbs white pearl onions
¹⁄₄ cup salt
3 cups white vinegar
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon juniper berries
1 cinnamon stick
2 teaspoons whole cloves
2 teaspoons green peppercorns
3 sprigs fresh tarragon

directions

Plunge onions into pot of boiling water for 1 minute; drain.
Peel and trim; combine in large bowl with salt and cover with water.
Let stand for 8 hours or overnight. Drain; rinse in cold water and drain well.
In large heavy saucepan, bring to boil vinegar, sugar, juniper berries, cinnamon, cloves and peppercorns.
Remove from heat; cover and let stand for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
Strain out spices and discard.
Bring vinegar mixture back to boil.
Place tarragon sprig in each of three 2-cup (500 mL) sterilized canning jars.
Pack jars with onions; pour in vinegar mixture, leaving 1/4-inch (5 mm) headspace. Seal jars; process in boiling w ater bath for 10 minutes.