Virginia Pickle

Ingredients

• one gallon of strong vinegar
• one-half pint of salt
• three pounds of brown sugar
• two ounces each of black pepper
• two ounces each of brown ginger
• two ounces each of celery seed
• two ounces each of mustard seed
• two ounces each of mace
• two ounces each of cloves
• two ounces each of horseradish
• two ounces each of allspice
• one-half box of ground mustard
• a little red pepper
• one-half dozen pepper pods
• three dozen onions
• fresh cucumbers

Method

1. 1

   In a three-gallon jar mix one gallon of strong vinegar, one-half pint of salt, three pounds of brown sugar, two ounces each of black pepper, brown ginger, celery seed, mustard seed, mace, cloves, horseradish and allspice, one-half box of ground mustard, a little red pepper and one-half dozen pepper pods.

2. 2

   Peel three dozen onions and put them with fresh cucumbers, just from the vine, washed and wiped dry, into the spiced vinegar, using enough cucumbers to fill the jar.

3. 3

   Agitate the pickles every other morning for several months or until cool weather comes.

4. 4

   Then add more sugar until the pickles have a pleasant taste.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Rural cook book (1907), page 133. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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