Dilly's Onion Rings

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 large onion (either a mild or sweet onion...a red onion is nice as it is more colorful)
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh baby dill (it's not as good with dried dill weed)
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 large ripe tomatoes, as an accompaniment

Recipe

• 1 cut the onions in thin slices. seperate the slices into rings and put them in a bowl.
• 2 combine the sugar, salt, dill, vinegar, and water.
• 3 pour the liquid over the onion rings.
• 4 cover the bowl and refrigerate for at least 5 hours, stirring every hour or so.
• 5 serving suggestions: slice large ripe tomatoes and arrange on a platter. lift the onion rings out of the brine and sprinkle them on top of the tomato slices. garnish with fresh, chopped parsley leaves if desired.
• 6 you can use these onion rings to garnish cooked carrots, cooked green beans, even mashed potatoes. they're also a wonderful garnish for a mixed green salad.
• 7 covered tightly and stirred a couple of times a day, these marinated onion rings should last for at least a week in the refrigerator.