Gherkins

Ingredients

• 1 lb. gherkins
• two quarts water
• 1 oz. of cloves
• 0.5 oz. of mace
• 0.5 oz. of allspice
• 2 ozs. of ginger
• 0.5 oz. of mustard seed
• half stick horseradish
• three bay leaves
• half nutmeg
• a little salt

Method

1. 1

   Put salt and water into a jar and add gherkins.

2. 2

   Let sit for two hours, drain, and dry.

3. 3

   Boil vinegar with spices, pour over gherkins, cover, and let stand for 24 hours.

4. 4

   Simmer until green, then jar and cool.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 8 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household gas cookery book (1900) by Helen Edden, page 115. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Gherkins. — Put one lb. salt and two quarts water into an earthenware jar and throw in the gherkins. Let them remain two hours, drain on a sieve, and when quite dry place in jars. Boil two quarts white vinegar with J oz. of cloves, \ oz. of mace, J oz. of allspice, 2 ozs. of ginger, \ oz. of mustard seed, half stick horseradish, three bay leaves, half nutmeg, and a little salt

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