Gooseberry Relish

Ingredients

• 5 cups gooseberries
• 3 tablespoons ginger
• 11% cups raisins
• 3 tablespoons salt
• 1 onion
• V4 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 3 tablespoons mustard
• 1 quart vinegar

Method

1. 1

   Pick over, wash, and drain gooseberries.

2. 2

   Add raisins and onion, peeled and sliced.

3. 3

   Chop or force through a meat chopper, put in preserving kettle, and add sugar, mustard, ginger, salt, cayenne, and turmeric.

4. 4

   Pour over vinegar, bring slowly to boiling point, and simmer for 45 minutes.

5. 5

   Strain through a coarse sieve, fill bottles with mixture, and seal.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 4 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Boston Cooking-School cook book (1896) by Fannie Merritt Farmer, Lincoln, Mary Johnson Bailey "Mrs. D. A. Lincoln,", James B. Herndon , Herndon/Vehling Collection, Sam Sloan, D. A. Lincoln, page 312. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GOOSEBERRY RELISH 5 cups gooseberries 3 tablespoons ginger 11% cups raisins 3 tablespoons salt 1 onion V4 teaspoon cayenne 1 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon turmeric 3 tablespoons mustard 1 quart vinegar

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