How to preserve radishes

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Anyone know how to preserve radishes?
They don't freeze well.... not sure if they will can OK. What about pickling them?? Pickled radishes sounds kinna yummy.

Any suggestions?

Kaza

[Kathy]

I've had pickled radish at Asian restaurants but I think those are done using Daikon radish.

Here's some recipes I found online. The relish sounds good to me so I may have to give it a try-pretty soon I can plant radishes.
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The recipe was originally called Rosy Radish Relish. And when made with regular radishes it does have a rosy hue. But I make it with all sorts of radishes, including white daikon, colored Asians, and other winter radishes. So I just call it

Radish Relish

3 cups stemmed radishes
2 large ribs celery
1 large red onion
2 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
1 tbls mustard seed
2 tsp dill seed
1/2 tsp celery seed
1 cup vinegar
2 tbls prepared horseradish

Put the radishes, celery and onion through the coarse blade of a grinder, or chop them fiely. Mix with remaining ingredients and allow to stand three hours. Bring to a boil in a large pan and cook ten minutes. Pour into hot jars, leaving half-inch head space. Adjust lids and process 1/2 pints and pints in a boiling water bath for 20 minutes.
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The next recipe was found in "Pleasures of Colonial Cookery," and is dated ca. 1720. Take that with a grain of salt, though, because it's doubful a pickling recipe from that time would have used so much sugar. Either way, it tastes great.

Pickled Radishes

2 dozen radishes
1 cup sugar
1 cup cider vinegar
1 tbls musard seed
1/2 tsp celery seed
2 tsp dill weed

Stem radishes. Cut into roses if desired (I usually do)

Mix all other ingredients in a saucepan. heat until sugar is melted and mixture is clear. Add radishes.

Keep in fridge, or can in a boiling water bath 20 minutes.
One cautionary note: Over time, the radishes get all puckered and wrinkly looking.
This does not affect the flavor, but can be off-putting to some people. So you might want to keep the batches small, and use strictly as a refrigerator pickle.
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The above recipes as well as another plus comments can be found at:
tinyurl.com/2xzldl

[kitaye]

I think pickling is your best bet although that relish recipe sounds pretty yummy too.

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Thanks Kathy!!!

I'll probably try both recipes... after all... Michiganders are well known to like anything pickled!! lol

Kaza