Pickled Onions - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. pearl onions
2 Tbsp. pickling salt
1 1/2 c. white vinegar
1/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. mixed pickling spices

Preparation

Drop onions in boiling water.
Boil 3 minutes.
Drain.
Place in cold water.
Cut root end; squeeze stem end to remove onion skin.
Combine 2 cups water and pickling salt; pour over onions. Let stand 12 hours.
Drain; rinse thoroughly.
Combine vinegar, sugar and pickling spices; bring to boiling.
Pack onions into hot jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
Cover with pickling liquid, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
Adjust lids and process in boiling water bath (half-pints) for 10 minutes.