Sunchoke Pickles

To my taste, sunchoke is one of the few vegetables worth pickling (okra, turnips, beets, cabbage, and rutabaga are others). Since there is no reason to reinvent basics, herewith the recipe from Uncommon Fruits & Vegetables: A Commonsense Guide, modified slightly. In this version of a Southern classic, the vegetables have a fresh flavor and crisp texture that I prefer to the searing or syrupy styles typical of “artichoke pickles”, as they are called in mail-order catalogues and gi