Housekeeping in Old Virginia

Seventeen hundred recipes from the housewives of Old Virginia — Sally Lunn and beaten biscuit, brandy peaches and Brunswick stew — gathered in 1879 by Patrick Henry's granddaughter, with tributes from the First Lady down.

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Pickle Vinegar

2 gallons cider vinegar. 4 ounces white pepper, beaten. 4 ounces whole allspice. 4 ounces mustard-seed. 2 ounces ground mustard. 2 ounces of mace. 2 ounces of turmeric. 2 ounces of white ginger. 2 ounces of garlic. 2 ounces of horseradish. 2 gills of celery-seed. 2 sliced lemons. 5 pounds of sugar. This ought to be prepared several months before using, and always kept on hand ready for use.-Mrs. S. T.

Pickle Vinegar. 2 gallons vinegar. 1 pint black mustard-seed. 4 ounces ginger. 3 ounces allspice. 1 ounce cloves. 4 ounces whole black pepper. 1 ounce celery-seed. 3 pounds brown sugar. 2 handfuls scraped horseradish. 1 handful garlic. 3 sliced lemons.

Make in May, and sun all summer.-Mrs. D. R.

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