To pickle CUCUMBERS

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784
Source
The Experienced English Housekeeper
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Ingredients (2)
For pickling cucumbers
Instructions (3)
  1. Put the cucumbers into a strong salt and water for nine or ten days, or till they are quite yellow.
  2. Stir them twice a day at least, or they will scum over, and grow soft.
  3. When they are thoroughly yellow pour the water.
Original Text
To pickle CUCUMBERS. TAKE the smallest cucumbers you can get, and as free from spots as possible, put them into a strong salt and water for nine or ten days, or till they are quite yellow, and stir them twice a day at least, or they will scum over, and grow soft; when they are thoroughly yellow pour the water
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