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      Title: Achara Zuke (Turnips in Vinegar Dressing)
 Categories: Side dish, Vegetables
      Yield: 8 Pickles
 
      4 oz White turnips
      1 ts Salt
      1 ea Dried red pepper
      1 ea 1" square kombu, washed
    1/4 c  Rice vinegar -=OR=- 1/4 c
           -- white vinegar
      4 ts Sugar
           Soy sauce
 
  Starting a day ahead, peel the turnips &, one at a time, slice them in the
  following fashion: Make thin slices down to within 1/8" of the base, move
  the turnip a half turn clockwise & make similar slices intersecting the
  first ones.  Now cut each turnip into quarters. In a mixing bowl, stir the
  salt into 1/4 c cold water.  Add the turnips. Soak in the refrigerator for
  24 hours. The following day, cover the dried red pepper with cold water &
  soak at room temperature for about 1 hour, or until soft. Cut off the top
  of the pepper, remove & discard the seeds, slice the pepper crosswise into
  very thin rings. Wrap the piece of kombu in a damp towel and let it rest
  for about an hour, or until it is soft and pliable. Cut into strips 1" by
  1/8" wide. Drain the turnips & squeeze them firmly until dry. Combine the
  vinegar, 1/2 c cold water, sugar & a sprinkle of soy sauce in a 1 1/2 to 2
  qt jar & stir thoroughly.  Add the turnips, pepper rings and kombu, & stir
  again. Cover tightly with a jar cover or plastic wrap, & refrigerate for at
  least 12 hours before serving.  Will keep for 3 or 4 days.
 
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