Pickle Recipes
Apple Relish
2 lbs. Sultana raisins 1 pint (2 cups) vinegar 3½ lbs. sugar 3 lemons 2 tablespoonfuls orange flower water 1 teaspoonful powdered cloves 2…
Chutney
3/4 pint (1½ cups) vinegar I heaping tablespoonful (I oz.) salt 1 tablespoonful red pepper 1 tablespoonful powdered cinnamon I…
Corn Relish
I head celery 3 pints (6 cups) vinegar 1 teaspoonful turmeric 1 teaspoonful dry mustard Cut the corn from the ears, put it into an…
Cucumber Mangoes
6 large cucumbers 2 ozs. mustard seeds 2 ozs. chopped garlic 2 quarts (8 cups) vinegar 1 oz. white whole peppers 1 oz. bruised ginger 4…
India Relish
1 teaspoonful cinnamon 1 teaspoonful turmeric 1 saltspoonful cloves 12 medium sized cucumbers Salt 1 pint (2 cups) vinegar 1/2 pint (I cup)…
Lemon Pickle
1 tablespoonful powdered mace 1 tablespoonful grated nutmeg 1 tablespoonful powdered allspice 1 teaspoonful red pepper 4 heaping…
Lime Relish
12 thin-skinned limes 1/2 pint (I cup) vinegar 1/4 pint (1/2 cup) water 1½ ozs. (1½ cups) sugar Wash the limes and soak them in cold…
Mixed Pickles
¼ lb. bruised ginger ¼ lb. mustard seed ¼ lb. salt 1 oz. black pepper ¼ oz. red pepper ¼ lb. unmixed mustard 2 ozs. turmeric…
Piccalilli
2 heads sound white cab- 1/2 lb. white mustard seeds bage 2 heads cauliflower 1 teaspoonful ground ginger 1 teaspoonful white pepper I…
Pickled Beets
7 beets I bay leaf 2 pints (4 cups) vinegar I blade mace 12 cloves 1½ oz. whole ginger 1½ oz. whole peppers Wash the beets carefully…
Cherries
7 lbs. red cherries 3½ lbs. sugar 1½ ozs. whole cloves 2½ ozs. stick cinnamon 1/2 pint (1 cup) vinegar Wipe the cherries, then stone and…
Pickled Egg-Plant
Sugar Mixed spices Peel egg-plants into inch thick slices and soak them in salted water for three hours. Drain and place in water, add a…
Pickled Onions
Small button onions Salt water I quart (4 cups) vinegar 2 blades mace 2 bay leaves 1 tablespoonful sugar 1 teaspoonful salt 1 teaspoonful…
Pickled Oysters
200 large oysters 1/2 pint (I cup) vinegar 1 pint (2 cups) white wine 4 teaspoonfuls salt 1 teaspoonful white pepper 1/4 teaspoonful…
Pickled Peaches
3 pints (6 cups) sugar ½ peck peaches 1/2 pint (1 cup) vinegar ½ pint (1 cup) water A few cloves Do not pare the peaches, but wipe them…
Pickled Plums
I quart (4 cups) vinegar 1 tablespoonful sugar 1 oz. white ginger 1 oz. allspice 1 oz. cloves 1 oz. whole peppers I shallot 6 chillies…
Pickled Red Cabbage
1 teaspoonful red pepper I quart (4 cups) vinegar I large red cabbage Salt Bring the vinegar to the boiling point and cool it; stir the red…
Pickled Walnuts
1 peck hulled walnuts Vinegar 1/4 lb. cloves 4 tablespoonfuls mustard seeds 2 tablespoonfuls black pepper 1 pint (2 cups) grated…
Shallot Pickle
I quart (4 cups) vinegar I blade mace 2 cloves 4 allspices A pinch of red pepper 6 whole white peppers 2 saltspoonfuls salt Put the vinegar…
Tomato Chutney
2½ lbs. tomatoes 1 lb. apples I large onion 1 pint (2 cups) vinegar 2 tablespoonfuls salt 4 heaping tablespoonfuls (4 ozs.) brown sugar 2…