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and mustard seed, the latter prepared as heretofore directed. Fill each mangoe
with the cucumbers, onions, beans, and nasturtion seed, then add the chopped
cabbage and spice, sprinkling on the cayenne pepper last. Sew in the piece in
its proper place with a strong white thread; when all are thus prepared, place
in a stone crock, cover with weak cider-vinegar, let remain over night; in the
morning place the mangoes, and the vinegar in which they were soaked, in a
porcelain kettle, boil half an hour, place in a jar, cover with good
cider-vinegar, let stand all night; in the morning drain off vinegar and boil
it, adding one pint of sugar to each gallon, and pour boiling hot over the
mangoes; drain off and boil the vinegar three or four times, and they are done.
This is not the usual way of preparing mangoes, but it is much the best.
To pickle nasturtions, soak as collected in salt and water for twenty-four
hours, drain, and put into cold vinegar; when all the seed is thus prepared,
drain, and cover with fresh boiling-hot vinegar.
FRENCH PICKLES.
One peck green tomatoes sliced, six large onions sliced; mix these and throw
over them one tea-cup of salt, and let them stand over night; next day drain
thoroughly and boil in one quart vinegar mixed with two quarts of water, for
fifteen or twenty minutes. Then take four quarts vinegar, two pounds brown
sugar, half pound white mustard-seed, two table-spoons ground allspice, and the
same of cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and ground mustard; throw all together and
boil fifteen minutes.--Mrs. President R. B. Hayes, Washington, D. C.
PICKLED ONIONS.
Select small silver-skinned onions, remove with a knife all the outer-skins, so
that each onion will be perfectly white and clean. Put them into brine that will
float an egg for three days; bring vinegar to boiling point, add a little mace
and whole red peppers, (or sprinkle with cayenne, adding bits of horse-radish
and cinnamon-bark with a few cloves), and pour it hot over the onions, well
drained from brine.--Estelle Woods Wilcox.
PICCALILLI.
One large white cabbage, fifty small cucumbers, five quarts small
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