Lemon Pickle

New system of domestic cookery, forme... · Rundell, Maria Eliza Ketelby · 1806

Source: New system of domestic cookery, formed upon principles of economy, and adapted to the use of private families
Time: Cook: 15 min Total: 15 min
Status: success · extracted 11 days ago
Not a recipe: No

Ingredients (10)

six lemons ↝ Lemon, raw [Citrus fruits]
a pound of salt ↝ Salt, table, iodized [Spices and Herbs]
six large cloves of garlick
two ounces of horseradish, sliced thin ↝ Horseradish [Mustard and other condiments]
of cloves, mace, nutmeg, and Cayenne, a quarter of an ounce each ↝ Garlic, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
of cloves, mace, nutmeg, and Cayenne, a quarter of an ounce each ↝ Spices, mace, ground [Spices and Herbs]
of cloves, mace, nutmeg, and Cayenne, a quarter of an ounce each ↝ Oil, nutmeg butter [Fats and Oils]
of cloves, mace, nutmeg, and Cayenne, a quarter of an ounce each ↝ Peppers, raw, NFS [Other vegetables and combinations]
two ounces of flour of mustard ↝ Mustard greens, raw [Vegetables and Vegetable Products]
two quarts of vinegar ↝ Vinegar [Mustard and other condiments]

Instructions (6)

Put the prepared lemons, salt, garlick, horseradish, cloves, mace, nutmeg, Cayenne, flour of mustard, and vinegar into a well tinned saucepan.
Boil for a quarter of an hour.
Alternatively, put the ingredients into a strong jar and cook in a kettle of boiling water, or set the jar on the hot hearth till done.
Set the jar by and stir it daily for six weeks.
Keep the jar close covered.
Put into small bottles.

Original Text

Lemon Pickle.

Wipe six lemons: cut each into eight pieces: put on them a pound of salt, six large cloves of garlick, two ounces of horseradish, sliced thin; likewise of cloves, mace, nutmeg, and Cayenne, a quarter of an ounce each, and two ounces of flour of mustard; to these put two quarts of vinegar: boil a quarter of an hour in a well tinned saucepan, or which is better, do it in a strong jar, in a kettle of boiling water, or set the jar on the hot hearth till done. Set the jar by, and stir it daily for six weeks. Keep the jar close covered. Put into small bottles.

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