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others and put into the jar in layers with the spices and pour the hot vinegar
over them If after a few days they are not wholly covered with the vinegar add
cold vinegar. The cucumbers can also be peeled and prepared in this way; both
kinds will keep for a long time.
59. Mustard Pickles. For a 5-quart jar take 1/2 pound of salt, 1/2 pound of
eschalots, 1/4 pound of horseradish 1/4 pound of mustard seeds, 1 ounce of
ginger, 1/2 ounce of pepper, 1/4 ounce of cloves (taking off the heads), bay
leaves and two handfuls of dill.
Cucumbers which have turned yellow are the best because they are not so apt to
get soft. Peel cut in two lengthwise, take out the seeds with a silver spoon
strew over them the salt and set aside over night. After they are drained, cut
them into pieces two inches long and one inch wide, put into a jar and pour cold
wine vinegar over them.. After a week or a fortnight boil the vinegar and skim
it, lay the cucumbers into the jar in layers with the spices and pour the cold
vinegar over them (the vinegar must cover the pickles), lay a mustard bag over
them, over this a plate weighted with a stone, and tie a cloth over the top).
60. Samba. Peel large cucumbers, finely slice them lengthwise (to the seeds),
let them lay in salt for 3 hours, then put them into a scalded bag and hang up
to drain. When they are dry put them into glasses in layers with mace, white
peppercorns and some eschalots, and pour over them vinegar which was boiled and
then cooled. A nice way to serve this is with small pickled onions, heaping them
in the center of the dish and putting a wreath of the Samba around them.
Excellent with beef or mixed with herring salad.
61. Preserved Cucumber Salad. Half ripe peeled cucumbers are sliced as for
salad, salted and then put on a sieve to drain, after which put them into a dish
with wine vinegar to draw out the salt. Then lay a cloth into the sieve, pour
the cucumbers into this, press out well, fill into a glass with onions and
ground pepper, pour cold vinegar over them and at last add some salad oil.
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