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Mushrooms in Vinegar

4 servings

Ingredients

• Mushrooms (as needed)
• Cloves, without heads (a little)
• Pepper (a little)
• Allspice (a little)
• Bay leaves (a little)
• Tarragon (a little)
• Ginger (a little)
• Wine vinegar (a little)

Instructions

1. Use small or large mushrooms; remove all soft parts, quickly wash the mushrooms so they don't absorb too much water, and dry them on a cloth.
2. Meanwhile, bring wine vinegar to a boil with cloves, pepper, allspice, bay leaves, tarragon, and ginger.
3. Let the mushrooms boil once in it, then fill them into glasses.
4. Continue to boil the vinegar for a short time, then pour it cold over the mushrooms.
5. After 14 days, reduce the vinegar a bit more, pour it cold over them again, and proceed as with general pickling rules.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.