Preserved Grape Leaves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 quart young spring grape leaves, about stem end removed
2 teaspoons kosher salt, in
1 quart water
1 cup fresh lemon juice or 2 1/2 teaspoons citric acid
1 quart water

Preparation

Bring salted water to a boil.
Add washed grape leaves and blanch for 30 seconds.
Drain.
Stack them on each other into 2 piles then form into loose rolls and stand each roll up in 2 pint canning jars.
Add lemon juice or citric acid to the second quart of water and bring to a boil.
Fill jars within 1/2 inch of top with the hot mixture.
Seal.
Process in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes.