THE COMMERCIAL GIRLS’ CLUB COOKERY BOOK

PICKLES and RELISHES—Continued

TOMATO RELISH (Uncooked)

1 Peck ripe Tomatoes (peeled cold) 5 Red Peppers, (chopped fine)
6 Medium sized Onions VY, Cup Salt
3 Heads Celery

Chop all fine and let stand over-night. Drain dry and add 2 pounds
brown sugar, 2 ounces white mustard seed and cover with cold
vinegar. Mix well and put in sealers. M. M. McDonald.

CHILI SAUCE

12 Ripe Tomatoes 1 Onion

1 Pepper (finely chopped) 3 Tablespoonfuls Sugar

2 Cups Vinegar 1 Teaspoonful] each - Cloves
1 Tablespoonful Salt Cinnamon, Allspice.

', Head Celery

Cook 45 minutes, or until mixture is reduced one-third.

N. Chisholm.

NINE DAY PICKLES

4 quarts cucumbers - put them in cold brine for three days, then in
cold water three days.
Drain and let simmer for 20 minutes in weak vinegar (2 cups
water to | cup vinegar) with a small piece of alum. Then drain
and. throw drainings away. Make a syrup of 3!% pounds white
sugar and three pints of vinegar with | ounce celery seed - | ounce
allspice buds and | oz. cinnamon buds. Put boiling hot syrup over
cucumbers. Next day drain and pour over cucumbers again, and
repeat this for two more days (9 days in all) then seal in quart jars.

M. B. A.
GREEN TOMATO PICKLE
8 Apples 5 cups White Sugar
8 medium Onions 4 cups Brown Sugar
20 Green Tomatoes 2 tablespoons Salt

Mixed Spices
Pare apples and tomatoes, chop all fine. Combine with remainder

of ingredients putting spices in a bag and boil for 20 minutes. Put
in jars and seal.

MUSTARD PICKLE

100 small cucumbers - let stand in salt and water for three nights.
Put one-half peck of small onions and two cauliflowers (cut in small
pieces) - in salt and water for one night. Next day boil cauliflower
in weak vinegar water for 5 minutes - no more. Put pickles in a jar
and pour hot - | gallon vinegar boiled with 1 0z. mixed spice over
the pickles. 3

When cooled pour off vinegar and mix a dressing of the vinegar and

a little less than '4 Ib. Keen’s mustard, | teaspoon tumeric, 3 small

cups brown sugar, |! cups flour. When boiled pour over pickles

and bottle. M. Wright.
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