Brining leaves - wine, blackberry, birch and beech leaves

INGREDIENTS

1 part water
7% kosher salt
6% white wine vinegar

This recipe is for pickling leaves such as wine, blackberry, birch and beech leaves.

Preparation

dissolve the salt and add the vinegar
only pick the young leaves, you can eat them raw or pickle the leaves
Now sterilize glass jars by putting them in boiling water.
Let them steam out until they are dry.
wash the leaves and put them in the glass jars
cover with the brine and put something on top to keep the leaves down
Cover the pots with pickled leaves and put them in a cold dry place

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