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Marinated Whole Mushrooms

Small whole mushrooms in an herbed oil-and-vinegar marinade.

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Prep45 minCanning time20 min + elevationYield9 half-pintsLevelIntermediate
Marinated Whole Mushrooms

Gather

Ingredients

  • 14½ lb small whole mushrooms
  • ½ cup bottled lemon juice
  • 2 cups olive or salad oil
  • 2½ cups white vinegar (5%)
  • 1 tbsp oregano
  • 1 tbsp basil
  • 1 tbsp canning salt
  • ½ cup finely chopped onion
  • ¼ cup diced pimiento
  • 2 garlic cloves, quartered
  • 25 black peppercorns

Preserve

Instructions

  1. 01

    Cover cleaned mushrooms with water and lemon juice; boil and simmer 5 minutes, then drain.

  2. 02

    Boil oil, vinegar, herbs, salt, onion, and pimiento. Place ¼ of a garlic clove into every half-pint, followed by 2–3 peppercorns.

  3. 03

    In a boiling-water canner, pack mushrooms and well-mixed marinade with ½-inch headspace. Process 20 minutes.
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USDA/NCHFP — Marinated Whole Mushrooms

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