Chow Chow

Ingredients

• 2 large heads of cauliflower
• 2 quarts green peppers
• 8 quarts green cucumbers
• 3 quarts green tomatoes
• 2 quarts small onions
• 1 lb. mustard
• 0.5 lb. mustard-seed
• 0.5 lb. whole allspice
• 0.5 lb. whole black pepper
• 2 cups brine
• 1 gallon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon curry powder

Method

1. 1

   Slice vegetables, sprinkle with salt, boil cauliflower, let stand overnight, strain, and place in jars.

2. 2

   Make seasoning by boiling mustard, mustard-seed, allspice, black pepper, brine, vinegar, and curry powder.

3. 3

   Pour over vegetables.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household cook book (1902) by Smiley, James B[ethuel],, page 401. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHOW CHOW — Take 2 large heads of cauliflower, 2 quarts green pejjpers, 8 quarts green cucumbers, 3 quarts green tomatoes, 2 quarts small onions; slice about ^ inch thick, and sprinkle with salt in alternate layers of tomatoes, onions and cucumbers; boil the cauli- flowers about 5 minutes; let them stand over night, then strain all carefully and free from water. Then place in jars and make a sea- soning as follows: Take 1 lb. mustard, ^ lb. mustard=seed, | lb. whole allspice, ^ lb. whole black pepper, 2 cups brine, 1 gallon vinegar, 1 tablespoon curry powder

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