Aunt Mary'S Antipasto - cooking recipe

Ingredients

sweet pickles (gherkins)
pearl onions
Spanish pimiento-stuffed olives
ripe pitted olives (black)
artichoke hearts
button mushrooms
jardiniere (medium jar)
3 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
2 (8 1/2 oz.) cans tuna
Tiny Tot sardines (add just before serving)
1 c. olive oil
4 cloves minced garlic

Preparation

Saute garlic in olive oil for one minute.
Add tomato sauce and simmer 20 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients except sardines. Pour into a 9 x 13-inch glass baking dish.
Cover with plastic wrap and marinate about a week.
Add sardines just before serving. Serve with assorted crackers if desired.