Pickled Samphire

The Art Of Cookery · Hannah Glasse · 1747
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The Art Of Cookery
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Ingredients (6)
Instructions (8)
  1. Take the samphire that is green, lay it in a clean pan, throw two or three handfuls of salt over it, and cover it with spring water.
  2. Let it lie twenty-four hours.
  3. Put it into a clean brass saucepan, throw in a handful of salt, and cover it with good vinegar.
  4. Cover the pan close, and set it over a very slow fire.
  5. Let it stand till it is just green and crisp, then take it off in a moment, for if it stands to be soft it is spoiled.
  6. Put it in your pickling-pot, and cover it close.
  7. When it is cold, tie it down with a bladder and leather, and keep it for use.
  8. Or you may keep it all the year, in a very strong brine of salt and water, and throw it into vinegar just before you use it.
Original Text
TAKE the samphire that is green, lay it in a clean pan, throw two or three handfuls of salt over it, and cover it with spring water. Let it lie twenty-four hours, then put it into a clean brass saucepan, throw in a handful of salt, and cover it with good vinegar. Cover the pan close, and set it over a very slow fire; let it stand till it is just green and crisp, then take it off in a moment, for if it stands to be soft it is spoiled; put it in your pickling-pot, and cover it close. When it is cold, tie it down with a bladder and leather, and keep it for use. Or you may keep it all the year, in a very strong brine of salt and water, and throw it into vinegar just before you use it.
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