Please settle an argument between myself and the father in law.....Pickled onions - to sugar or not to sugar?????
Personally i have dried out shallots from lottie and (partially!) followed a Gary Rhodes method - soak in skins in brine for 48 hours, peel and wash, soak these in new brine for 48 hours and put in sterilized jars with Sarsons Spiced Pickling Vinegar! Easy enough but dear daddy in law swears by putting about 3 heaped tablespoons of sugar per jar in the pickling vinegar - a bit odd to me! Anyone any ideas!