Spicy Jerusalem Artichokes-canning

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs jerusalem artichokes
• 3 cups vinegar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 teaspoons turmeric
• 4 dried hot red chili peppers
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled
• 20 black peppercorns
• 4 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds

Recipe

• 1 scrub artichokes and slice 1/4 inch thick.
• 2 in a medium stainless or enamel saucepan bring vinegar, honey and turmeric to a slow boil.
• 3 fill each hot, sterile jar with 1 pepper, 1 clove garlic, 5 peppercorns and 1 bay leaf.
• 4 divide the mustard seed evenly among the jars and add the artichokes.
• 5 fill each jar with the hot liquid and seal.
• 6 process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath at altitudes up to 1000 feet.
• 7 see altitude chart for altitudes higher than 1000 feet sea level.