Spiced Pickled White Onions

Ingredients

• 2 quarts water
• 1.5 cups salt
• Small white onions
• Vinegar
• 1 cup sugar per gallon of vinegar
• Bits of mace
• White peppercorns
• Cloves
• Bits of bay leaf
• Slices of red pepper

Method

1. 1 Peel onions and cover with brine (1.5 cups salt to 2 quarts boiling water) for two days. Drain, cover with fresh brine for two more days, then drain again.
2. 2 Heat a new batch of brine to boiling. Add onions and boil for three minutes.
3. 3 Place onions in jars, interspersing with mace, peppercorns, cloves, bay leaf bits, and red pepper slices.
4. 4 Fill jars to overflow with vinegar scalded with sugar (1 cup sugar per gallon vinegar). Cork tightly while hot.