Italian Pickled Mushrooms

Yummy if you love mushrooms.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Yields: 8 half pints

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup lemon juice
• 6  cups water
• 8  cups small mushrooms, cleaned
• 2  teaspoons dried oregano or 4  teaspoons  chopped fresh oregano
• 2  teaspoons dried basil or 4  teaspoons  chopped fresh basil
• 8  small bay leaves
• 8  cloves garlic
• 6  cups red wine vinegar or 6  cups white wine vinegar

Directions

1. Combine lemon juice and water in a large pot.
2. Add mushrooms and bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
3. Drain off liquid.
4. Place herbs and mushrooms, garlic and bay in clean hot jars.
5. Bring vinegar to a boil and pour over mushrooms leaving 1/2 inch head space.
6. Seal Process for 20 minutes in a boiling water bath at altitudes up to 1000 feet.