Like any other vegetable, they should be great in salads or eating out of the jar. Kind of like a 'dilly bean', only thinner. Freezing snow peas tends to soften them, so when I make a stir fry, I always prefer fresh. Pickled, if they remain crisp, might work very well in a stir fry if they are just rinsed beforehand, to remove the vinegar (hope you used that!).

Yep. Plenty of vinegar.
I packed the peas in there (not too tight), added 3-4 small heads of dill, a clove of elephant garlic that "needed using", about 1/2 tsp of salt, 1/2 tsp of sugar, maybe 1/8 c. water and filled the pint jar up the rest of the way with cider vinegar.
Popped in the fridge with a "eat on Aug. 7th" note!!
We shall see........if they stay crisp, I will be very happy! If not, hmmmm...pickled stir fry....well, I'll try most anything once.

Deanna

Can't wait to hear how they turned out....I use pickled garlic in my stir fries...so why not?

Usually for something as delicate tasting as a snow pea, distilled white vinegar works well. About the only time I use cider vinegar is when I make a salsa, or a mixed spice sweet pickle, where you want less sharpness and more mixed flavors. I bet they will have an interesting taste however.. If you plan to do that again, try the white vinegar instead.

Ken,
I LOVE the flavor of cider vinegar (I could ALMOST drink it straight). Since this will be just a refrigerator type and I didn't have any distilled white vinegar on hand (only white wine vinegar), I used the cider. It'll probably mostly just taste like dill and vinegar, but I'm most interested in finding out how the peas hold up texture-wise.

I can always play with flavors once I know if the peas can handle it!!

Deanna

Usually if its stored in the fridge, it will hold up better to crispness compared to one that has been heat processed and stored at room temps. If you do use a wine vinegar, be sure of its acidity strength. Many are under 5%.

That's my hope for the texture issue.
I blanched and froze some earlier in the season and they'll be good additions to stir fry this winter, but they don't stay crunchy!

This has been a good year for peas at my house! I still have shelling and snow peas going.......in JULY!! After a few 100 degree days.......go figure! They are actually starting a second growth and aren't nearly as prolific as they were earlier in the season, but hey, if I can have a few fresh peas, I leave them in the ground! It's a little too early to start a fall planting anyway, so the ground is needed right now.

Deanna

All my peas are gone right now, and once they had their pods picked, the plants turned tan and were all pulled. I plan to plant another batch about 2 weeks from now. By then the nights will be a bit cooler. The nearby limas are slow and they will grow all summer until mid Sepetember when I can start to pick them.