To Pickle Onions

Ingredients

• 1 qt. small silver onions
• 1 qt. white wine vinegar
• 1 oz. white peppercorns
• £ oz. allspice
• 3 or 4 cloves
• 1 dessert-sp. salt

Method

1. 1

   Choose very small onions for pickling.

2. 2

   Peel them under water, and use a silver knife to prevent their discolouring.

3. 3

   Put all the other ingredients into a saucepan, and bring them to the boil.

4. 4

   Remove the scum, and simmer a few minutes until the vinegar is well flavoured with the spices.

5. 5

   Dry the onions, throw them into the boiling vinegar, and let them cook 5 minutes or until they turn clear.

6. 6

   Then pour them into a strong jar or bottle, cork or tie down securely, and keep a month before using.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 1013. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

To Pickle Onions 1 qt. small silver onions. 1 qt. white wine vinegar. 1 oz. white peppercorns. £ oz. allspice. 3 or 4 cloves. 1 dessert-sp. salt

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