Pickled Garlic Scapes (Refrigerator Style)

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 pound garlic scapes, washed, cut into 2 inch lengths or just coiled up whole scapes, which are great to pull out and put in a sandwich

  • 1 pint water

  • 1 pint white wine vinegar

  • 1/2 cup sugar

  • 1 tablespoon salt

  • 1 bay leave

  • 1/2 teaspoon each peppercorns, coriander seeds, mustard seeds, fennel seeds

  • 2 sprigs fresh thyme

  • 2 dried cayenne peppers (optional)

Directions:

Bring everything but scapes to a boil, simmer 15 minutes, pour over scapes. Cool and store in the fridge for as long as they last. This makes approximately 2 pints or 1 quart.

Recipe adapted from wholisticwoman