Walnut Catchup

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
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The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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Ingredients (11)
Instructions (5)
  1. Put walnuts into jars, cover them with cold strong ale allegar, and tie them close for twelve months.
  2. Then take out the walnuts from the allegar.
  3. To every gallon of the liquor put two heads of garlick, half a pound of anchovies, a quart of red wine, and of mace, cloves, long, black, and Jamaica pepper, and ginger, an ounce each.
  4. Boil them all together till the liquor is reduced to half the quantity.
  5. The next day bottle it for use.
Original Text
Walnut Catchup. PUT what quantity of walnuts you think proper into jars, cover them with cold strong ale allegar, and tie them close for twelve months. Then take out the wal- nuts from the allegar, and to every gallon of the liquor put two heads of garlick, half a pound of anchovies, a quart of red wine, and of mace, cloves, long, black, and Jamaica pepper, and ginger, an ounce each. Boil them all together till the liquor is reduced to half the quantity, and the next day bottle it for use.
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