radish, ^4 pound mustard seed, 3^ ounce celery seed, ^ teacup
of ground black pepper, ^^ teacup tumeric, Va, teacup cinnamon,
2 pounds brown sugar, 3 quarts of vinegar, ^ pound mustard,
y^ pint of olive oil✪ Chow Chow. Cut the large onions, tomatoes and cab-
bage in pieces. Mix well with small onions and cucumbers
and pack down in salt overnight. In the morning drain off the
brine and soak in vinegar 2 days. Drain again and mix the
spice and new vinegar with the sugar; boil and pour over the
pickle while hot. Repeat for three successive days, letting the
vinegar only come to a boil each time. The third day mix
the mustard and oil as for a dressing, and add it to the prepared
vinegar. Do not add the horse radish until all the boiling has
been done. Commence on Monday and finish on Saturday.
Yellow Pickle.
Prepare onions, cucumbers and cabbage as for plain pickle,
and pour over them the following spiced vinegar : 2^ gallons
of vinegar, 7 pounds of brown sugar, ^ box of mustard, i pound
of mustard seed, i pound white ginger, y^ pound white pepper,
]/2 pound tumeric, 2 ounces of cloves, 2 nutmegs (grated), 2
ounces of mace, 2 ounces of allspice, 3 ounces celery seed, i
pound horse radish and 4 lemons (sliced). Boil all together
and pour over the onions, cucumbers and cabbage.
Yellow Cabbage Pickle.
One peck of cabbage, cjuarter and put down with a layer of
salt. Let it stand all night, and next day press, draining all
the salt from it. Put the. cabbage in the kettle and cover with
vinegar and boil for an hour ; then add 2 dozen onions that have
been in vinegar, i ounce tumeric, 2 ounces celery seed, i tea-
spoon of cayenne pepper, 3 pounds brown sugar, and boil up
once. When cold mix a box of mustard as for use and add to
the pickle.
42 TESTED VIRGINIA RECIPES.
Mustard Pickle.
Take all Kinds of made pickle and pour over it, while hot,
I quart of vinegar, 2 teaspoons of tumeric, i tablespoon of mus-
tard, I of sugar, I of salt, i of flour, i of cloves (ground), i
teaspoon of mace, and a little red pepper. Boil all together and
pour over the pickle. Good for use in two months.
Mustard Chow Chow.
Make a strong brine, and into it drop i cauliflower, divided
in clusters, a gill of small onions, a gill of string beans, 3 green
tomatoes, 3 large cucumbers (sliced crosswise), ^ pint of small
gherkins and 2 long red peppers. Leave for three days, and
then wash in cold water and pour fresh water over them ; let
them stand tor 12 hours. Make a pickle of 2 quarts of vinegar,
y2 teaspoon each of celery seed, white mustard seed, horse rad-
ish, cloves and mace, i teaspoon of tumeric, 2 dessertspoons of
ground mustard, and i small teacup of brown sugar. Boil for
a minute, put over the vegetables and simmer for 5 minutes.
It not sweet enougn, add a little sugar. Take ofT the fire and
put in a jar lor 24 hours. Drain off the vinegar and add 2 tea-
spoons of Curry powder. Boil up once, and when lukewarm
pour over the pickle. Seal the next day in small jars.
Ripe Tomato Pickle. ✪ Yellow Pickle
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radish, ^4 pound mustard seed, 3^ ounce celery seed, ^ teacup of ground black pepper, ^^ teacup tumeric, Va, teacup cinnamon, 2 pounds brown sugar, 3 quarts of vinegar, ^ pound mustard, y^ pint of olive oil. Cut the large onions, tomatoes and cabbage in pieces. Mix well with small onions and cucumbers and pack down in salt overnight. In the morning drain off the brine and soak in vinegar 2 days. Drain again and mix the spice and new vinegar with the sugar; boil and pour over the pickle while hot. Repeat for three successive days, letting the vinegar only come to a boil each time. The third day mix the mustard and oil as for a dressing, and add it to the prepared vinegar. Do not add the horse radish until all the boiling has been done. Commence on Monday and finish on Saturday.
Yellow Pickle.
Prepare onions, cucumbers and cabbage as for plain pickle, and pour over them the following spiced vinegar : 2^ gallons of vinegar, 7 pounds of brown sugar, ^ box of mustard, i pound of mustard seed, i pound white ginger, y^ pound white pepper, ]/2 pound tumeric, 2 ounces of cloves, 2 nutmegs (grated), 2 ounces of mace, 2 ounces of allspice, 3 ounces celery seed, i pound horse radish and 4 lemons (sliced). Boil all together and pour over the onions, cucumbers and cabbage.
Yellow Cabbage Pickle.
One peck of cabbage, cjuarter and put down with a layer of salt. Let it stand all night, and next day press, draining all the salt from it. Put the. cabbage in the kettle and cover with vinegar and boil for an hour ; then add 2 dozen onions that have been in vinegar, i ounce tumeric, 2 ounces celery seed, i teaspoon of cayenne pepper, 3 pounds brown sugar, and boil up once. When cold mix a box of mustard as for use and add to the pickle.
Mustard Pickle.
Take all Kinds of made pickle and pour over it, while hot, I quart of vinegar, 2 teaspoons of tumeric, i tablespoon of mustard, I of sugar, I of salt, i of flour, i of cloves (ground), i teaspoon of mace, and a little red pepper. Boil all together and pour over the pickle. Good for use in two months.
Mustard Chow Chow.
Make a strong brine, and into it drop i cauliflower, divided in clusters, a gill of small onions, a gill of string beans, 3 green tomatoes, 3 large cucumbers (sliced crosswise), ^ pint of small gherkins and 2 long red peppers. Leave for three days, and then wash in cold water and pour fresh water over them ; let them stand tor 12 hours. Make a pickle of 2 quarts of vinegar, y2 teaspoon each of celery seed, white mustard seed, horse radish, cloves and mace, i teaspoon of tumeric, 2 dessertspoons of ground mustard, and i small teacup of brown sugar. Boil for a minute, put over the vegetables and simmer for 5 minutes. It not sweet enougn, add a little sugar. Take ofT the fire and put in a jar lor 24 hours. Drain off the vinegar and add 2 teaspoons of Curry powder. Boil up once, and when lukewarm pour over the pickle. Seal the next day in small jars.
Ripe Tomato Pickle.
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