Excellent Mixed Pickles

Ingredients

• 4 large heads of cabbage
• 1 peck green tomatoes
• 2 dozen cucumbers
• 1 dozen onions
• 1 dozen green peppers
• 2 pounds sugar
• ^ ounce each of cloves
• ^ ounce each of cinnamon
• ^ ounce each of allspice
• ^ ounce each of mace

Method

1. 1

   Chop cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and peppers very fine.

2. 2

   Mix together and layer with salt.

3. 3

   Let stand overnight, then squeeze dry.

4. 4

   Cover with cold vinegar for 24 hours, squeeze again, and jar.

5. 5

   Boil with enough vinegar to cover and add sugar and spices until tender.

6. 6

   Jar and seal closely.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 20 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Blue grass cook book (1904) by Minnie C. Fox, page 74. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

EXCELLENT MIXED PICKLES 4 large heads of cabbage, 1 peck green tomatoes, 2 dozen cucumbers, 1 dozen onions, 1 dozen green peppers. Chop them separately and very fine. Mix all together, and put in a layer of mixture and sprinkle with salt. Let stand all night. Then squeeze perfectly dry with the hands, and cover with cold vinegar. Let it stand 24 hours, and squeeze as before and put in jars. Take enough vinegar to cover it and add 2 pounds sugar, ^ ounce each of cloves

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