The Blue Grass Cook Book

page 317

  1/4 pound cinnamon,

  3 ounces turmeric,

  1/2 ounce allspice,

  1/2 ounce mace,

  1/2 ounce cloves.

Put in jar with 1 gallon of good vinegar. Prepare this some time before it is
used.

      STUFFING FOR MELONS
E. D. P.

  1/2 pound of ground race ginger,

  1 pound of scraped horseradish,

  1 pound of white mustard seed,

  1 pound of chopped onion,

  1 ounce of ground mace,

  1 ounce of grated nutmeg,

  1/2 cup of black pepper grains,

  1 tablespoon of celery seed,

  1/4 pound of ground mustard,

  2 ounces of turmeric.

Make into a paste with 1 pint of best salad oil. Fill each melon, putting in
each a small clove of garlic. Seal tightly and pack in a jar and put a little
stuffing over each layer; also a piece of alum the size of a hickory nut, and
kept well covered with cider vinegar.

< last page | next page >

Classic
Cook Books