From Granny's collection

Have Some Pickle

  • preserves
  • pickles

Ingredients

  • 1 quart cucumbers, chopped
  • 1 quart onions, chopped
  • Salt, quantity unspecified
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 2 cups vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon celery seed
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 tablespoon mustard
  • A little vinegar, amount unspecified

Directions

  1. Chop the cucumbers and onions, sprinkle with salt, let stand for 1 hour, and drain.
  2. Combine the sugar, vinegar, salt, turmeric, and celery seed and boil with the vegetables until tender.
  3. Mix the flour and mustard with a little vinegar to make a paste, then add it to the mixture.

Notes

  • The first salt quantity and the amount of vinegar used to make the paste are not supplied.
Read the transcription as written
Have Some Pickle
1 qt cucs } chopped, sprinkle with salt
1 qt onions } let stand 1 hr & drain
3 cups sugar
2 " vinegar
1 table salt
1 " turmeric
1 teas celery seed
boil until tender then add ½ cup flour, 1 tablespoon mustard. Mix with a little vinegar to a paste.