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To Pickle Young Cucumbers

Avoid using brass or bell-metal vessels as they can be poisonous when in contact with vinegar.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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To Pickle Young Cucumbers

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Spread the gherkins on dishes and sprinkle with coarse sea salt. Let them sit for a week.

  2. Drain the gherkins and place them in a jar. Pour boiling vinegar over them.

  3. Set the jar near the fire and cover with vine leaves.

  4. If the gherkins are not a good green color, pour the vinegar into another jar, heat it until boiling, and pour it over the gherkins again, covering with fresh leaves.

  5. Repeat until the desired color is achieved.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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