You’ll be amazed how sweet garlic tastes once it has been pickled. ½ tsp mustard seeds ½ tsp celery seeds 2 cups white wine vinegar 2/3 cup granulated sugar 1 cup whole garlic cloves, peeled 1 large red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced Place the mustard and celery seed in a cheesecloth bag, tied up […]
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