Jul 5, 2012

The Lowly Scape

My garlic scapes are ready once more.  I love everything garlic and the scapes are like an appetizer while you await the main course.  They can be used like regular garlic, but my new, favorite way is to pickle them.  I wrote about it here.  I made my first batch last year and discovered that I LOVE them.
Here are the scapes.  You cut off the seed head and use the rest.
The  recipe that I used --
3 1/2 lbs. garlic scapes cut into 3-4 inch pieces
5 cups water
5 cups vinegar
1/2 cup pickling salt
7 hot chili peppers
1/2 teaspoon dill seed per jar
7 wide mouth canning jars, lids and rings


Combine the vinegar, water, and salt in a pot and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat. Place one hot pepper and 1/2 teaspoon of dill seed in the bottom of each of the hot sterilized jars. Pack the scapes into the hot jars. Ladle the hot vinegar/water/salt mixture into the sterilized jars, using a wide mouth plastic funnel leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Wipe rims with a clean white cotton cloth or paper towel. Apply prepared lids and rings; tighten gently. Process in a boiling water bath canner, following manufacturer’s instructions, for 10 minutes. Remove jars to a wire rack to cool completely. Wait 2 weeks before enjoying the pickles to give them time to develop their full flavor. You can store the pickles in a cool dry place for up to one year.

Makes about


7 pints of pickled garlic scapes.
    


I ended up with 22 pints of pickles.  These must be good for you, ya think?  They are delicious.

3 comments:

Mama Pea said...

I haven't planted garlic for a couple of years now (long story) but plan to this fall. Your pickled garlic scape recipe sounds wonderful and I'll be sure to try it. Just as soon as I have scapes again!

odiie said...

Mama Pea-Like I said, I love garlic and I love growing it. It seems to do very well here and my patch gets bigger every year. I could mail you some bulbs to get started again.

Mama Pea said...

I would LOVE to get some garlic bulbs from you . . . mainly because they would be from your garden and it would be a delightful restart to my garlic bed!

Jul 5, 2012

The Lowly Scape

My garlic scapes are ready once more.  I love everything garlic and the scapes are like an appetizer while you await the main course.  They can be used like regular garlic, but my new, favorite way is to pickle them.  I wrote about it here.  I made my first batch last year and discovered that I LOVE them.
Here are the scapes.  You cut off the seed head and use the rest.
The  recipe that I used --
3 1/2 lbs. garlic scapes cut into 3-4 inch pieces
5 cups water
5 cups vinegar
1/2 cup pickling salt
7 hot chili peppers
1/2 teaspoon dill seed per jar
7 wide mouth canning jars, lids and rings


Combine the vinegar, water, and salt in a pot and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat. Place one hot pepper and 1/2 teaspoon of dill seed in the bottom of each of the hot sterilized jars. Pack the scapes into the hot jars. Ladle the hot vinegar/water/salt mixture into the sterilized jars, using a wide mouth plastic funnel leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Wipe rims with a clean white cotton cloth or paper towel. Apply prepared lids and rings; tighten gently. Process in a boiling water bath canner, following manufacturer’s instructions, for 10 minutes. Remove jars to a wire rack to cool completely. Wait 2 weeks before enjoying the pickles to give them time to develop their full flavor. You can store the pickles in a cool dry place for up to one year.

Makes about


7 pints of pickled garlic scapes.
    


I ended up with 22 pints of pickles.  These must be good for you, ya think?  They are delicious.

3 comments:

Mama Pea said...

I haven't planted garlic for a couple of years now (long story) but plan to this fall. Your pickled garlic scape recipe sounds wonderful and I'll be sure to try it. Just as soon as I have scapes again!

odiie said...

Mama Pea-Like I said, I love garlic and I love growing it. It seems to do very well here and my patch gets bigger every year. I could mail you some bulbs to get started again.

Mama Pea said...

I would LOVE to get some garlic bulbs from you . . . mainly because they would be from your garden and it would be a delightful restart to my garlic bed!