Pickle Recipes - Pickled Broccoli

1 1/2 pounds of broccoli florets
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
1 tablespoon coarsely grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon dill seeds
1 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 1/2 cups white wine vinegar
2 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon pickling salt

Toss the broccoli with teh garlic, ginger, dill, mustard and oil. Pack the mixture into a jar or jars.

Dissolve the salt into the vinegar and water. Pour the brine over the broccoli. Cap the jar with a non-reactive lid.

Put the jar into the refrigerator. It will be ready in 1 week.

Pickle Recipes - Pickled Garlic

1/2 cup white wine vinegar
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 small dried chile pepper (optional)
1 small thyme sprig
1 small rosemary sprig
1 small bay leaf
1 teaspoon peppercorns
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon pickling salt
1 cup pealed fresh garlic cloves

Put everything EXCEPT the garlic into a non-reactive pan. Bring it to a boil and boil it for 5 minutes. Add the garlic. Bring it to a boil and then remove it from the heat and let it stand for 24 hours. Bring it to a boil again and then pour the contents into a 1/2 pint jar. Cover it with a nonreactive cap.

Put it in the refrigerator.

The garlic will be ready in 1 week.