MARINATED WHOLE MUSHROOMS

By grinder

Ingredients

• 7 lbs. small whole mushrooms
• 1/2 cup bottled lemon juice {4.5oz}
• 2 cups olive oil {15oz}
• 2.5 cups white vinegar, 5% acidity
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon canning salt
• 1/2 cup fine chopped onion
• 1/4 cup diced pimiento
• 2 cloves garlic, quartered
• 25 black peppercorns

Preparation

Step 1

Select very fresh unopened mushrooms with caps less than 1¼” in diameter. Wash. Cut stems, leaving ¼” attached to cap. Add lemon juice and water to cover. Bring to a boil. Simmer 5 minutes. Drain mushrooms.

Mix olive oil, vinegar, oregano, basil and salt in a saucepan. Stir in onions and pimiento and heat to boiling.

Place ¼ garlic clove and 2-3 peppercorns in a ½ pint jar. Fill jars with mushrooms and hot, well mixed, oil/vinegar solution, leaving ½” headspace. Hot water bath 30 minutes.

NOTE:
-I use ½ red wine vinegar
-I add ½ tablespoon splenda