The Bride's Cook Book

A wedding present from the advertisers, San Francisco, c.1918 — a young wife's whole cookery course, paid for by the Blue Bird washer, the Portland Studio and Ghirardelli's chocolate.

Pickles

21 recipes in this part of The Bride's Cook Book.

Sweet Cucumber Pickles

12 Green Cucumbers 1 Coffee Cup Granulated Sugar 1 Cup Vinegar 2 Teaspoons each Cloves and Cinnamon Soak cucumbers in weak salt water about…

Ripe Cucumber Pickles-Sour

12 Large, Ripe Yellow Cucumbers 1/2 Dozen Red Peppers 1 Fresh Horseradish 1 Pound Mustard Seed Cut cucumbers in halves, removing seeds and…

Mixed Pickles

1 Peck Green Tomatoes 6 Large Onions 1 Cup Salt 1 Quart Cider Vinegar 3 Pounds Brown Sugar 1/8 Pound White Mustard Seed 1 Teaspoon each…

Sweet Tomato Pickles

8 Pounds Peeled Tomatoes 4 Pounds Powdered Sugar mona Cloves and All- 1 Ounce each Cinnamon, Cloves and Allspice Boil one hour and then add…

Green Pickles for Daily Use

1 Gallon of Vinegar 3/4 Pound of Salt 1/4 Pound of Ginger 1 Ounce of Mace 1 Ounce of Mustard Seed 1 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper Simmer all in…

Mock Capers

Take green nasturtium seeds when they are full grown, but not yellow; dry for a day in the sun; put in jars and cover with boiling vinegar…

Mustard Pickles

1 Peck Cauliflower, Little Onions, and Small Cucumbers 1 Cup of Salt 1/2 Gallon Cider Vinegar 1/2 Pound Mustard 1 Tablespoon Turmeric 21/2…

Pickled Cherries

5 Pounds Cherries 1 Quart of Vinegar 2 Pounds of Sugar 1/2 Ounce each of Mace and Cinnamon Stone cherries; grind spices and tie in muslin…

Pickled Beets

1 Tablespoon Sugar Salt and Pepper Vinegar and Water Take cold boiled beets and slice them across; make a liquid of half water and vinegar…

Pickled Sweet Apples

2 Cups of Vinegar 4 Cups Sugar Cinnamon and Cloves Make a syrup of the vinegar and sugar, add a few pieces of cinnamon and a few cloves…

Pickled Sweet Pears

1 Pint Cider Vinegar 11/4 Pounds Granulated Sugar 1/2 Dozen Whole Cloves 1 Dozen Allspice Few Pieces Cinnamon Boil cider and vinegar…

Pickled Onions

Small Onions of Equal Size Vinegar, Whole Cloves and Mace Peel and scald onions in salt water until tender, drain and put in glass jars…

Pickled Green Tomatoes

Tomatoes Cloves Vinegar Let the tomatoes stand in salt water for twelve hours, then stick four or five cloves in each one and pour boiling…

Spiced Currants

5 Pounds Currants 2 Pounds Sugar 1 Pint of Vinegar 1 Peck of Tomatoes Pint of Vinegar Ounce Red Pepper Ounce Black Pepper Ounce each, Mace…

French Mustard

1/4 Pound Mustard 4 1 Pint of Vinegar and Water, equal proportions Rice Flour, Salt, Calamus Root, Honey Pour water and vinegar over…

Pickled Cabbage

1 Cabbage, Quartered Spiced Vinegar Salt Remove outer leaves before quartering and reject stalks; put in jar, sprinkle salt between layers…

Chow Chow

25 Tiny Young Cucumbers 15 Onions, Sliced 2 Quarts String Beans, Cut in Half 4 Quarts Green Tomatoes 2 Heads White Cabbage 4 Red Peppers 4…

Pepper Catsup

50 Pods Large Red Peppers with Seeds 2 Pints of Vinegar 2 Teaspoons of Sugar Cloves, Mace, Spice, Onions and Salt Add a pint of vinegar to…

Pickled Onions and Cucumbers

10 Green Cucumbers, large 1/2 Dozen Small Onions Red Pepper, Vinegar, Sugar Peel cucumbers, cut them and the onions into thick slices…

Raspberry Vinegar

Raspberries Vinegar White Sugar Fill unglazed stone jar with raspberries; pour vinegar over until jar is full. Let stand nine days…

Economy Vinegar

Apple Cores and Parings Molasses Save the sound cores and parings of apples, place in jar, cover with cold water and stand in a warm place…

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