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CUCUMBER OR GHERKIN PICKLES

6 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

117
Calories
4g
Protein
0g
Fat
24g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Seed not in our table 0
Horseradish not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • two quarts of vinegar an ounce of peppercorns
  • half ounce each of mustard seed
  • half cupful of sugar
  • an ounce of peppercorns
  • a piece of horseradish
  • a piece of alum the size of a pea

Directions

1

Gather each day the cucumbers of the size desired; rub them smooth with a cloth and place them in brine strong enough to float an egg. They will keep in the brine until wanted to pickle. Soak the cucumbers in water for two days after taking them from the brine, changing the water once, and then scald them in vinegar, or pour the boiling vinegar over them and let them stand in it two days before using. Put into each two quarts of vinegar an ounce of peppercorns, a half ounce each of mustard seed and mace, a piece of horseradish, a piece of alum the size of a pea, and a half cupful of sugar; boil them together for ten minutes before straining it over the cucumbers. The very small cucumbers are called gherkins.

By Mary Ronald · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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