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Durham cook book ...

1921

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Presented as published in 1921. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
SLICED GREEX TOMATO PICKLE. (Sweet). One gallon sliced green tomatoes, six large onions, sliced, one teaspoonful ground black pepper, one small red pepper, two tablespoonfuls Avhite mustard seed, one half cup celery seed, two pounds brown sugar, one tablespoonful allspice, one tablespoonful cloves, pounded, and tied loosely in muslin bag, sprinkle sliced tomatoes and sliced onions with salt. Let stand four hours in separate bowls, then soak in cold water four hours. Drain well, pressing out the water. Put in porcelain kettle, mixing the mustard and celery seed, sugar and pepper thoroughly with chopped ingredients. Cover with good vinegar to which the spices have been added. Boil slowly until quite soft and tender. This pickle is not good if removed from the fire before the tomatoes are tender. After cooking, leave in the jar Avith plenty of the prepared Annegar. Take spice bag out after three days. Pack in commercial jars after six AA'ceks. Use jar No. 5,042. Process thirty minutes. — Mrs. J. M. Whitted. CHOW-CHOW. One gallon chopped cabbage, one-half gallon chopped green tomatoes, one dozen large onions, chopped, one dozen SAveet bell peppers, green (chopped), one-half dozen SAveet bell peppers, red (chopped), two pounds sugar, one-half cup ground mustard, one cup white mustard seed, two tablespoonfuls celery seed, one tablespoonful ground ginger, one ounce cloves mashed and tied in muslin bag. Sprinkle lightly with salt the chopped ingredients, putting each in in separate boAvl. Let stand over night. Press the brine from them. Bring vinegar Avith other ingredients to a boil, add chop2)ed ingredients, and boil slowly half an hour. Pour into a large jar, remove spice bag after three days. After six Aveeks pack in commercial jars. Use same Ainegar in Avhich pickles were cooked AA-hen packing choAv-choAA*, or chopped pickles, in commercial jars. L"se jar Xo. 5,042. Process fifteen minutes. THE PEPPERS. Select SAA-eet ball peppers of medium and uniform size, cut off the top with the stem, remove every seed, stutf peppers with the filling, replace top and stitch firmly Avith needle and coarse thread. Place peppers in stone jars, pouring over them enough boiling spiced vinegar to cover thoroughly. Allow to remain in A'inegar six weeks before packing in commercial jars. Use fresh spiced A^negar for packing. Pack in square Queen jars- or jar No. 5,042. Process fifteen minutes. 63 USE DAN RIVER SELF-RISING FLOUR Send for the KNOX GELATINE Recipe Book STUFFED BELL PEPPER PICKLE. Chop fine on medium-sized hard, white head of cabbage, sprinkle it witli salt and allow to stand two hours. Squeeze dry by placing in muslin bag and twisting tightly. Thoroughly mix with this cabbage: two ounces white mustard seed, two tablespoonfuls celery seed, two tablespoonfuls grated horse-radish.