To pickle Artichoke Bottoms

The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined · Mollard, John · 1802
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The Art of Cookery Made Easy and Refined
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Ingredients (14)
For pickling
For serving
Instructions (4)
  1. Take large fresh and sound artichokes, boil them just enough to take the leaves and choke away, then trim and lay them in salt and water.
  2. Boil (for five minutes) a sufficient quantity of vinegar to cover them, in which put whole allspice, black pepper, ginger, mace, cloves, eschallots, salt, a few bay leaves, and some slices of horseradish.
  3. Drain and wipe dry the bottoms, put them into jars, add the liquor and ingredients to them, and tie them down close.
  4. When they are fit for use serve them up in a deep plate with a little of the pickle, oil, and mustard mixed with it.
Original Text
To pickle Artichoke Bottoms. Take large fresh and sound artichokes, boil them just enough to take[249] the leaves and choke away, then trim and lay them in salt and water; after which boil (for five minutes) a sufficient quantity of vinegar to cover them, in which put whole allspice, black pepper, ginger, mace, cloves, eschallots, salt, a few bay leaves, and some slices of horseradish. Drain and wipe dry the bottoms, put them into jars, add the liquor and ingredients to them, and tie them down close. When they are fit for use serve them up in a deep plate with a little of the pickle, oil, and mustard mixed with it.
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