PICKLED GREEN ONIONS

Ingredients

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• 1 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 3/4 cup white vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Few drops green food coloring
• Few drops yellow food coloring
• 4 cups sliced onions
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed

Directions

In a saucepan, combine sugar, water, vinegar and salt and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cool. Add a few drops of green and yellow food coloring to syrup to make an attractive green color. In a one-quart container combine onions, mustard seed and celery seed. Pour syrup over all. Cover container and let stand over night. Add more onions to fill container. Refrigerate for 2 or 3 days before serving. Onions will keep in refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.