This section is from the book "Recipes Of Grandview Congregational Church", by The Ladies' Aid Society. Also available from Amazon: Recipes.
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
Wash cucumbers good; then put them in a stone jar; pour boiling water over them three times, letting it get cold each time; then wipe dry and pack in jars. Then to 2 quarts cider vinegar add 1 cup of dark brown sugar; 1/2 cup of salt; 1/2 cup of Colman's mustard; pour over pickles cold. These keep without sealing. - Mrs. G. Rohletter.
One dozen cucumbers; 1/2 dozen onions; slice and stand in salt water for 1 hour; drain; cover with the following: 1 pint vinegar; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon ginger; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon mustard seed; 1 teaspoon celery seed; 1 teaspoon cinnamon bark; 1 teaspoon tumeric. Heat and seal. - Mrs. Morris Sidebottom.
One gallon green tomatoes; 6 large onions; 1 quart vinegar; 1 heaping cup brown sugar; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 tablespoon black pepper; 1 tablespoon mustard seed; 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Slice tomatoes and onions. Put all materials together in granite kettle and stew until tomatoes look clear and are tender. Put in glass jars and seal hot. - Mrs. Penny.
One peck cucumbers; 1 peck onions; 1/2 peck string beans; 3 heads cauliflower; 3 bunches celery; 1/2 dozen sweet peppers. Soak in strong salt water over night; drain and cut into shape. Scald in weak salt water; 3/4 pound mustard (Colman's); 2 packages Curry powder; 6 quarts vinegar; bring to boil and pour over pickles in jars. Do not seal while scalding. Thicken with little flour. - Mrs. Henry Butterworth,
One quart small cucumbers; 1 quart large ones, pared and sliced; 1 quart small onions; 1 quart sliced green tomatoes; 1 large head cauliflower; 1/2 dozen green peppers. Put these in weak brine for 24 hours; then scald in same and drain. The dressing: 2 quarts vinegar; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 6 tablespoons ground mustard; 1 tablespoon tumeric; 1/2 cup flour. Cook until this comes to a boil; add the vegetables and let all come to a boil and seal. - Mrs. Nora Craft.
Soak pickles in salt water over night; wipe dry; put layer of pickles, layer of grape leaves and horseradish root; pack in half gallon jars. Make brine of 6 quarts water; 1 quart vinegar; 1 pint salt; pour over while boiling hot and seal. - Mrs. Raymond Dowdell.
For three hundred (300) small cucumbers: 1 gallon vinegar (not very strong); 1 pint salt; 1 pint sugar; 1/2 pint Coleman's dry mustard; let stand over night. Brush cucumbers while dry; wash and dry, fill jars with cucumbers; slice a little horseradish root, about 1 root for the 300 pickles; a small amount of red pepper, about 1/2 a pepper for the 300 pickles; use the fresh peppers; pour the mixture over the cucumbers and seal; use no heat. - Helen L. Hague.
Cherries, pears, quinces and cling peaches should all be cooked until tender in plain water. Drain and use the liquid in making the sweet pickles syrup. Use 3 pints sugar to 1 quart vinegar and stick cinnamon and whole cloves; make syrup and pour over the fruit; drain the second and third day and boil down. When rich enough the third day add the fruit and boil it a few minutes and place in jars. Plums and smooth skinned fruits must be pricked. Handle fruit just as little as possible to keep it whole. - Tested.
 
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