Cauliflower, to pickle

The Queen Cookery Books. No.3. Pickle... · S. Beaty-Pownall · 1902
Source
The Queen Cookery Books. No.3. Pickles and Preservatives
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Not a recipe
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Ingredients (5)
for pickling
optional parboiling
Instructions (9)
  1. Trim and break cauliflower into even pieces.
  2. Strew with salt and leave for twelve to twenty-four hours between two plates.
  3. Drain well.
  4. Pack in jars.
  5. Cover with cold vinegar, previously just boiled up with spice.
Optional Parboiling Method
  1. Quickly parboil cauliflower in salt and water.
  2. Drain.
  3. Pack in jars.
  4. Finish off as before (cover with cold vinegar, previously just boiled up with spice).
Original Text
Cauliflower, to pickle.—This is simply trimmed and broken up into even pieces, strewed with salt, and left for twelve to twenty-four hours between two plates; then well drained, packed in jars, and covered with cold vinegar, previously just boiled up with spice. Many persons, however, think this pickle more wholesome if the cauliflower is first quickly parboiled in salt and water, then drained, packed, and finished off as before.
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