Quick Pickles

Ingredients

• small cucumbers of a uniform size
• good vinegar
• one cup molasses
• one tablespoonful cloves
• the same of cinnamon

Method

1. 1

   Wash cucumbers and put in a porcelain kettle.

2. 2

   Cover with cold water and add a little salt.

3. 3

   Heat gradually and boil for five minutes.

4. 4

   Drain off water, add vinegar, molasses, cloves, and cinnamon.

5. 5

   Boil for five minutes, then pour over cucumbers in an earthen or stone dish.

6. 6

   Cover tight; when cold, they are ready for use.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Twentieth century home cook book (1905) by Francis Carruthers, page 138. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Quick Pickles. — Take small cucumbers of a uniform size, wash, put in a por- celain kettle, cover with cold water, add a little salt; set it on the stove, let it heat gi'adually and boil five minutes; then drain off all the water; add good vinegar; to one gallon of vinegar add one cup molasses, one tablespoonful cloves, and the same of cinnamon

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