Pickles, Mixed

Ingredients

• 1 gallon brown vinegar
• 4 ounces bruised ginger
• 4 ounces mustard seed
• ¼ pound salt
• 1 ounce ground black pepper
• ¼ ounce cayenne pepper
• 2 blades mace, finely powdered
• ¼ pound unmixed mustard
• 2 ounces curry powder
• cold vinegar (as needed)

Directions

1. In a large earthen jar, combine 1 gallon of brown vinegar with 4 ounces of bruised ginger and 4 ounces of mustard seed.

2. In a bowl, mix together ¼ pound of salt, 1 ounce of ground black pepper, ¼ ounce of cayenne, 2 blades of finely powdered mace, ¼ pound of unmixed mustard, and 2 ounces of curry powder.

3. Add a little cold vinegar to the dry ingredients to make a paste, then mix this paste into the vinegar in the jar.

4. Cover the jar tightly and keep it in a warm place, stirring with a wooden spoon every day for a month.

5. Gather different vegetables as they come into season.