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[Keith B <bartermn AT epix.net>]

Most of my pickled veggies use a similar recipe. A garlic clove, a hot 
pepper, a head of dill, some pickling spice if I have it and of course 
vinegar and salt. The asparagus was given to me; it's a bit late in the 
year for it and it's tough. I haven't grown it but might take the 
offered seeds and start a patch.

I know, most asparagus patches are planted from crowns. You only lose a 
year if started from seed. I need to decide where to put the nursery. 
After the first season you need to transplant them to a permanent bed 
which I think is going to be in the pasture along with a corn patch and 
maybe even next year's potatoes.


Viking wrote:
> Is this a straight vinegar and salt pickle or something else?
> (Like I ever have enough asparagus to pickle-I'm lucky if I get to the 
> house with it!)  But it sounds intriguing...