French Chow-Chow

Ingredients

• 1 quart of small cucumbers
• 1 quart of cucumbers cut in small pieces
• 1 quart of small onions
• 1 quart of green tomatoes, sliced
• 1 large cauliflower, cut in small pieces
• 1 quart of string or lima beans
• 1 cup of salt to a gallon of water
• 2 quarts of vinegar
• 6 tablespoons of ground mustard
• 1 tablespoon of tumeric
• 1 cup of flour
• 1 cup of sugar

Method

1. 1

   Put these ingredients in a weak brine for 24 hours.

2. 2

   Drain, then bring to a boil in fresh brine, and drain again.

3. 3

   Cook beans separately until tender.

4. 4

   Scald vinegar and add mustard, tumeric, flour, and sugar.

5. 5

   Cook until smooth.

6. 6

   Add other ingredients and boil once, then put into jars.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Historic Paxton, her days and her ways, 1722-1913 (1913) by Helen Bruce Wallace, page 68. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

French Chow-Chow 1 quart of small cucumbers. 1 quart of cucumbers cut in small pieces. 196 1 quart of small onions. 1 quart of green tomatoes, sliced. 1 large cauliflower, cut in small pieces. 1 quart of string or lima beans. Put these ingredients in a weak brine, 1 cup of salt to a gallon of water, for 24 hours. Drain, then bring to a boil in fresh brine, and drain again. Cook beans separately until tender. Scald 2 quarts of vinegar and add 6 tablespoons of ground mustard, 1 tablespoon of tumeric, 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of sugar

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