Pickles
Although pickles may be purchased at shops at as low a rate as they can usually be made for at home, or perhaps even for less, yet we would advise all housewives, who have sufficient time and convenience, to prepare their own. The only general rules, perhaps, worth stating here-as in the recipes all necessary details are explained-are, that the vegetables and fruits used should be sound, and not over-ripe, that they should be perfectly dry, and that the very best vinegar should be used.
In towns where it is often impossible to procure vegetables fit for pickling, it is best to procure them of thoroughly good brands, where one may rely upon the vinegar used being of good quality. Inferior pickles are not only unpleasant condiments; they are positively injurious to health.
From experience we find that the following firms supply pickles both of good flavour and excellent quality :- Crosse & Blackwell. Lazenby and Co.
Holbrook and Co.