The Art of German Cooking and Baking: Revised and Enlarged EditionMeier, Lina
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The Art of German Cooking and Baking: Revised and Enlarged Edition
Meier, Lina
Cooking, German
18 large cucumbers
9 onions
1½ pts. vinegar
1½ cups brown sugar
2 tsps. celery salt
1½ tsps. ginger
2 tsps. mustard seed
1½ tsps. pepper
1½ tsps. salt
1½ tsps. turmeric powder
1½ tsps. cinnamon buds
Preparation: Peel and slice fine cucumbers and onions, sprinkle with
salt and let stand one hour. Drain and add remaining ingredients; let
come to a boil and seal while hot.
No. 111—CHILI SAUCE.
For About 6 Pint Bottles.
1 onion
12 medium-sized ripe tomatoes
3 red peppers
2 cups vinegar
3 tbsps. sugar
1 tbsp. salt
2 tsps. cloves
2 tsps. allspice
2 tsps. grated nutmeg
Preparation: Peel and slice tomatoes; add peppers and onion, cut very
fine. Boil one-half hour, and add the rest of the ingredients and boil
two hours. Put in jars while hot and seal well.
No. 112—ENGLISH CHOW CHOW.
For About 24 Pint Glasses.
1 qt. young cucumbers
2 qts. small white onions
2 qts. string beans
3 qts. green tomatoes
2 heads cauliflower
2 heads cabbage
1 oz. turmeric powder
6 red peppers
4 tbsps. mustard seed
2 tbsps. allspice
⅔ cup mustard
2 tbsps. celery seed
2 tbsps. whole cloves
Vinegar
Preparation: Put cucumbers, onions, tomatoes, cauliflower, and cabbage
through the food chopper. Mix all together and put into stone jars
with a sprinkling of salt. Let stand 24 hours and drain off the brine.
Put the vegetables in a kettle over the fire and stir in the turmeric,
red pepper chopped fine, mustard seeds, allspice and ground mustard.
Pour over enough vinegar to cover. Cover tightly and let simmer until
thoroughly cooked, stirring often. Put into glass jars and seal while
hot.
No. 113—CHILI SAUCE.
For About 18 Pint Glasses.
1 pk. ripe tomatoes
2 cups chopped celery
3 green peppers
3 onions
1 cup sugar
1 qt. vinegar
½ cup salt
2 ozs. mustard seed
Preparation: Chop tomatoes fine and strain, add all other ingredients,
boil about two hours, fill-glasses while hot and close up tight.
No. 114—DILL PICKLES.
For About 14 Pint Glasses.
To 6 qts. of water, add 2 qts. vinegar
1 lb. of salt
5 cents worth of Weinsteinsaeure (tartaric acid)
Pepper
Cloves
Allspice
A good quantity of dill
Horse radish
Grape leaves
Bay-leaves
Preparation: Place a layer of cucumbers in a stone jar and sprinkle
over some of the spices; continue until all are used, laying the dill
and leaves between each layer. Put a tight, well weighted cover over
them.
No. 115—MUSTARD PICKLES.
For About 20 Pint Glasses.
2 qts. green tomatoes
2 qts. small onions
2 qts. string beans
2 heads cauliflower
20 small cucumbers
2 cups sugar
1 lb. Coleman’s mustard
1 tbsp. turmeric
1 gal. vinegar
Preparation: Slice the tomatoes, cut the cauliflower in small pieces,
and salt vegetables over night. In the morning drain thoroughly. Mix
mustard with vinegar. When the vinegar boils, put all in and boil
one-half hour. Bottle while hot.
SANDWICHES.
No. 1—EGG SANDWICHES.
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