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India Pickle

Mrs. George Simpson.

Take three quarts vinegar, quarter pound mustard, half ounce black pepper, one ounce cloves, one ounce allspice , one ounce turmeric, one ounce ginger, one ounce cayenne pepper, handful salt, same of sugar boil for twenty minutes. When cold put in the vegetables and cover closely ; if the liquid should become thin, boil again and add more mustard in three weeks after making.

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