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Pickles, Best Times for Making

The following list gives the best times for making pickles:- ARTICHOKES . . . July and August.

CABBAGE, RED . . . August or after early frost.

CABBAGE, WHITE . . . September and October.

CAPSICUMS, RED, YELLOW, AND GREEN . . . The end of July and August. CAULIFLOWERS . . . July and August.

CHILLIES . . . The end of July and August.

CUCUMBERS . . . The middle of July and August.

FRENCH BEANS . . . July.

GARLIC . . . Midsummer to Michaelmas.

GHERKINS . . . The middle of July and August.

HORSE-RADISH . . . November and December.

JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES . . . July and August.

MELONS (for Mangoes) . . . The end of July and August. MUSHROOMS (for pickling and ketchup) . . . September. NASTURTIUMS . . . The middle of July.

ONIONS . . . The middle of July and August.

RADISH PODS . . . July.

SHALLOTS . . . Midsummer to Michaelmas.

TOMATOES . . . End of July and August.

WALNUTS . . . From the middle of July to the middle of August.