*28. Radish Flowers

• About 6 oz. (1¼ cups) prepared radishes
• 1 level tablespoon

Scrub radishes, and pick out only the perfect ones. Remove their tops and root tips. Make downward slashes about three-quarters of the, way to the bottom, about one-sixteenth of an inch apart. Turn the radish around one-quarter of a circle and repeat the slashing, making a grid pattern.

Place the radishes in a jar with an airtight cover together with sugar and salt. Screw the cover on t