There's Still Time for Pickling Onions - Just

I carried home another 5 kilo of pickling onions yesterday as they are probably the last I can buy for a while and given the amount they eat in this house, and the many jars I give away, we can never have enough. There is just about enough time to have them ready for Christmas but that means pickling them straight away. If you haven't done yours yet, you need to get cracking.

Pickled onions are a national treasure - everyone loves them. They are eaten with fish and chips, on a Ploughman's Lunch, pies, and many other savoury dishes. There are hundreds of commercial varieties but nothing beats a jar of homemade pickled onions. While busy preparing the onions, this is also a good time to make piccalilli, equally great for the Boxing Day table, and delicious any time of year.

• Pickled Onion Recipe
• Piccalilli Recipe

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