Pickled Onion Rings

Ingredients

 * 1/2 large onion
 * boiling water
 * 1/2 cup vinegar, white or cider
 * 1/2 cup water
 * 2 1/2 tbsp sugar
 * 1/4 tsp salt
 * 2 drop hot pepper sauce

Directions
Cut onion into thin slices. Separate into rings and put into a two cup sterilized jar. Pour boiling water over to cover onions. Allow to cool, then drain. Mix together vinegar, water, sugar, salt and hot pepper sauce and bring to a boil. Pour over onion rings. Cover tightly and refrigerate. Use after 2 days. Store in refrigerator up to 2 months. Good with hamburger, cheese sandwich, egg salad sandwich and as a pickle with regular meals. Makes about 2 cups, diet serving 2-3 onion rings each 1 ++ extra approx. 3 g carbohydrate, 12 calories. Source choice cooking, canadian diabetes association c. 1986