Chow-Chow

Ingredients

• One-half pound of German mustard
• one half gallon cider vinegar
• one-half pound white sugar
• one-quarter pound white mustard seed
• one pint small onions skinned and scalded
• two dozen small pickles
• one-half dozen peppers, green and red
• one pint green corn, boiled
• one-quarter peck string beans
• three-quarters peck green tomatoes
• one pint Lima beans
• as much cauliflower as desired

Method

1. 1

   Mix mustard with part of vinegar and heat.

2. 2

   Add remaining vinegar after boiling.

3. 3

   Combine all ingredients and simmer for ten minutes.

4. 4

   Boil beans, corn, and cauliflower until tender before adding to vinegar.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Common sense recipe book (1898) by Sarah Allen, page 49. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHOW-CHOW. One-half pound of German mustard, one half gallon cider vinegar, one-half pound white sugar, one-quarter pound white mustard seed and celery seed to taste; one pint small onions skinned and scalded, two dozen small pickles, one-half dozen peppers, green and red, one pint green corn, boiled, one-quarter peck string beans, three-quarters peck green tomatoes, one, pint Lima beans, and as much cauliflower as desired

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