Chow Chow

Ingredients

• 25 Tiny Young Cucumbers
• 15 Onions, Sliced
• 2 Quarts String Beans, Cut in Half
• 4 Quarts Green Tomatoes
• 2 Heads White Cabbage
• 4 Red Peppers
• 4 Tablespoons Mustard Seed
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons of Celery Seed
• 2 Tablespoons of Whole Allspice
• 2 Tablespoons of Whole Cloves
• Cider Vinegar
• Salt

Method

1. 1

   Prepare the vegetables, place in stone jar in layers with a slight sprinkling of salt between layers.

2. 2

   Let stand twelve hours and drain off the brine.

3. 3

   Put the vegetables in a kettle over the fire, sprinkling through them the spices and sugar.

4. 4

   Pour on enough of best cider vinegar to cover; cover tightly and simmer well until thoroughly cooked.

5. 5

   Put in glass jars when hot.

6. 6

   Tomatoes and cabbage must be chopped coarsely.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The bride's cook book (1915) by Edgar William Briggs, page 82. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHOW CHOW 25 Tiny Young Cucumbers 15 Onions, Sliced 2 Quarts String Beans, Cut in Half 4 Quarts Green Tomatoes 2 Heads White Cabbage 4 Red Peppers 4 Tablespoons Mustard Seed 1 Cup Sugar 2 Tablespoons each of Celery Seed, Whole Allspice and Whole Cloves Cider Vinegar Salt

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