Things Mother Used to Make/Pickles
PICKLES
Pickled Cauliflower
1 Cauliflower | 1 Teaspoonful of Whole |
2 Tablespoonfuls of Salt | Cloves |
1 Quart of Vinegar | 1 Teaspoonful of White |
Mustard Seed |
Pull the cauliflower into pieces, put into cold water with the salt, heat gradually and boil five minutes, then drain until dry. Put this into a glass jar. Boil the clove and mustard seed in the vinegar, and pour into the cauliflower, hot. Have it covered with vinegar. Seal while hot.
Green Chopped, Pickle, No. 1
1 Peck of Green | 3 Pints of Vinegar |
Tomatoes | 2 Tablespoonfuls of |
6 Large Onions | Allspice |
4 Green Peppers | 2 Tablespoonfuls of |
2 Red Peppers | Whole Cloves |
2 Pounds of Brown Sugar | 2 Sticks of Cinnamon |
4 Bunches of Celery |
Put the tomatoes, onions, and peppers through the meat-grinder, or chop fine, and sprinkle over them one cupful of salt. Let stand over night. In the morning drain off the water, put in the other ingredients, and let come to the boiling-point, then add one ten-cent bottle of horse-radish. Seal in jars having a glass top.
Green Chopped Pickle, No. 2
1 Peck of Green | 5 Large Onions |
Tomatoes | 1 Cupful of Salt |
2 Large Cauliflowers | ½ Ounce of White |
1 Head of White | Mustard Seed |
Cabbage | ½ Ounce of Whole Cloves |
3 Pounds of Sugar | ½ Ounce of Celery Seed |
Vinegar | 1 Dessertspoonful of |
6 Red Peppers (Seeded) | Ground Mace |
Put through the meat-grinder, or chop, tomatoes, cauliflower, cabbage, onions, and peppers. Sprinkle over these one cupful of salt and let stand over night. In the morning drain off water, cover with vinegar, and add the other ingredients. Cook until tender.
Chili Sauce, No. 1
6 Ripe Tomatoes | 1 Tablespoonful of Sugar |
1 Onion | 1 Tablespoonful of Salt |
4 Green Peppers | 1½ Cupfuls of Vinegar |
Chop, or put through the meat-grinder, tomatoes, peppers, and onions, add sugar, salt, and vinegar. Boil one hour and seal in jars.
Chili Sauce, No. 2
1 Quart of Ripe | 1 Red Pepper |
Tomatoes | 2 Teaspoonfuls of Salt |
1 Cupful of Cider Vinegar | 2 Teaspoonfuls of White |
1 Onion | Sugar |
Chop, or put through the grinder, the onion and pepper, then add the other ingredients and cook one hour, uncovered.
Chili Sauce, No. 3
8 or 9 Large Ripe | 1 Tablespoonful of Salt |
Tomatoes | 2 Tablespoonfuls of |
1 Large Onion | Sugar |
2 Red Peppers | 1 Teaspoonful of Ginger |
1 Teaspoonful of Cloves | 1 Teaspoonful of |
1 Teaspoonful of Allspice | Cinnamon |
1 Nutmeg | 2 Small Cupfuls of |
Vinegar |
Chow Chow, No. 1
½ Peck Green Tomatoes | ¼ Cupful of Ground |
1 Large Head of | Black Pepper |
Cabbage | ½ Ounce of Celery Seed |
6 Large Onions | 2 Pounds of Brown Sugar |
½ Pint Grated | 3 Quarts of Vinegar |
Horse-radish | 1 Cupful of Salt |
¼ Pound of White | |
Mustard Seed |
Chop or grind tomatoes, cabbage and onions, very fine and salt over night. Next day, drain off the brine, add vinegar and other ingredients, then mix well and put into glass jars. Do not cook.
Chow Chow, No. 2
1 Peck of Green | 1 Tablespoonful of |
Tomatoes | Cinnamon |
1 Cupful of Salt | 1 Tablespoonful of Cloves |
6 Onions | 1 Tablespoonful of |
6 Peppers | Allspice |
1 Cupful of Sugar | 1 Even Spoonful of |
Vinegar enough to cover | Ginger |
Cold Catsup
1 Peck of Ripe Tomatoes | 2 Tablespoonfuls of |
2 Tablespoonfuls of Salt | Pepper |
1 Teacupful of White | 4 Red Peppers |
Mustard Seed | 8 Celery Stalks, or |
2 Teacupfuls of Chopped | 2 Ounces of Celery Seed |
or Ground Onions | 2 Teaspoonfuls of Ground |
1 Teacupful of Sugar | Cloves |
3 Pints of Vinegar |
Drain the tomatoes well before mixing. Mix together, let stand a few hours and it is ready for use.
Corn Relish
18 Ears of Corn | 1 Pint of Vinegar |
1 Onion | 4 Cupfuls of Sugar |
1 Cabbage | ½ Cupful of Salt |
¼ Pound of Mustard | 2 Peppers |
Cut the corn from the cob, chop onion, peppers and cabbage, add sugar, salt and vinegar, and cook slowly three-quarters of an hour. Ten minutes before taking from the fire, add a very scant fourth of a pound of dissolved mustard. Seal in glass jars.
Home-Made Cucumber Pickles
Take enough small cucumbers to fill four one-quart jars; wash and sprinkle over them one cupful of table salt; let them remain over night; in the morning, wash and pack in the jars. Add one teaspoonful of whole cloves, one teaspoonful of whole allspice, one teaspoonful of white mustard seed, and two pieces of alum, as large as a pea, to each jar. Fill the jars with boiling vinegar, and seal.
Quickly Made Cucumber Pickle
Take small cucumbers, wipe clean and lay them in a small jar or stone crock. Allow one quart of coarse salt to a pail of water. Boil the salt and water until the salt is dissolved, skim and pour boiling hot on the cucumbers. Cover them tight, and let them stand twenty-four hours, then turn out and drain. Boil as much vinegar as will cover the cucumbers, skimming thoroughly. Put the cucumbers into clean glass jars and pour the vinegar on boiling hot. Put in a piece of alum the size of a bean, and seal. They will be ready for use in forty-eight hours. Add peppers and spice if desired.
Mixed Pickles
2 Quarts of Green | ½ Pound of Ground |
Tomatoes | Mustard |
2 Quarts of Cucumbers | 3 Cupfuls of Sugar |
2 Quarts of Small Onions | 1 Ounce of Tumeric |
2 Heads of Cauliflower | Powder |
2 Green Peppers | 1 Cupful of Flour |
1 Gallon of Vinegar | 1 Cupful of Salt |
Piccalilli, No. 1
1 Peck of Green | 1½ Cupfuls of Sugar |
Tomatoes | ½ Cupful of Salt |
3 Pints of Vinegar | 2 Large Spoonfuls of |
½ Pint of Green Peppers | Ground Cloves |
Chop all together and simmer three hours.
Piccalilli, No. 2
1 Peck of Green | 1 Ounce of Whole Cloves, |
Tomatoes | Allspice, and |
4 Onions | Mustard Seed |
2 Green Peppers | Vinegar to cover |
1 Cupful of Salt |
Slice the tomatoes, sprinkle over the salt, and let stand over night. In the morning, pour off the water and drain. Slice peppers and onions, tie the spices in a piece of cheese-cloth, put all together, and pour over the vinegar. Let simmer three or four hours, and seal in glass jars. Very good, and not sweetened.
Piccalilli, No. 3
1 Peck of Green | 4 Green Peppers |
Tomatoes | Allspice, Cloves and |
1 Cupful of Salt | Mustard Seed |
6 Onions | Vinegar |
Wipe clean, cut into small pieces, sprinkle over them a cupful of salt, and let stand over night. In the morning, drain off the liquor, add six onions, four green peppers, sliced thin, one ounce each, of whole allspice, cloves, and white mustard seed. Tie the spices in a muslin bag, cover with vinegar, and cook three or four hours slowly, until very tender, in an agate kettle. This is much nicer if sealed in glass jars.
Tomato Catsup, No. 1
1 Peck of Ripe Tomatoes | 6 Cupfuls of Vinegar |
8 Onions | 2 Cupfuls of Sugar |
6 Red Peppers | ½ Cupful of Salt |
Tomato Catsup, No. 2
1 Pint of Vinegar | 1 Tablespoonful of Black |
2 Quarts of Ripe | Pepper |
Tomatoes | Allspice |
1 Tablespoonful of Salt | 2 Pods Red Pepper |
1 Tablespoonful of | |
Mustard |
Peel the tomatoes, add salt, black pepper, mustard, red pepper, and allspice. Mix and stew slowly, in the vinegar for two hours. Strain through a sieve, and cook until you have one quart. Cork in bottles.
Pickled Watermelon Rind
Pare off the green rind and all the pink, using just the white of the melon. Cut into large squares. Cover with water, and put in a pinch of alum. Let stand twenty-four hours. Pour off the water and drain. Take enough vinegar to cover, add one teaspoonful of whole allspice, cloves and white mustard seed, and pour over the rind boiling hot. Heat the vinegar three mornings in succession, and pour over the rind while hot. It will be ready for use in a week.