Yellow Pickle

Ingredients

• quarter of a pound of brown mustard seed
• two ounces of long pepper
• two ounces of black pepper
• two ounces of garlic
• one ounce of turmeric
• quarter of an ounce of mace
• three roots of horseradish
• half a pound of salt
• a gallon of cold vinegar
• a large head of cauliflower
• two cabbages
• six large carrots
• a quart of French beans
• a quart of small onions

Method

1. 1

   Dry the mustard seed, long pepper, black pepper, garlic, turmeric, mace, horseradish, and salt thoroughly, and pour over them a gallon of cold vinegar.

2. 2

   Cut the vegetables into small pieces, strew salt over them, and let them stand for twenty-four hours.

3. 3

   Drain them on cloths, and dry them on hair sieves in the sun, or near the fire, for twelve days.

4. 4

   Put with them a quart of small onions, and let them dry two days longer.

5. 5

   Put them into a large jar with the vinegar, and let the pickle stand near the fire or in a warm place, but not hotter than new milk.

6. 6

   At the end of ten days it will be ready for use.

7. 7

   If it is too thick, a little boiling vinegar may be added.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 20 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 2344. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Yellow Pickle. — Take quarter of a pound of brown mustard seed, two ounces of long pepper, two ounces of black pepper, two ounces of garlic, one ounce of turmeric, quar- ter of an ounce of mace, three roots of horse- radish, and half a poxmd of salt. Dry these ingredients thoroughly, and pour over them a gallon of cold vinegar. Procure a large head of cauliflower, two cabbages, six large carrots, and a quart of French beans. Cut the vegetables into small pieces, strew salt over them, and let them stand for twenty-four hours. Drain them on cloths, and dry them on hair sieves in the sun, or near the fire, for twelve days. Put with them a quart of small onions

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