River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-07-03

ling. Cider vinegar is the best article
for the purpose that can be obtained.
Beer vinegar ranks next, but white vim
egar or chemists vinegar should not be
used. The addition of alum, to harden
the pickles, is not any Improvement
upon them as an article of diet, although
1t may improve the crisrness of their
condition. Salt Injuries the life of vim
egar, and but little should be added to
it; and much boiling also decreases it's
agreeable properties.
Picked NAsTURTIuMs. Gather the
seeds while green, and drop them into
a glass Jar filled with cold vinegar
When full scald them in the iar. Cover
tightly, and use in IL week if desired.
Spices to taste can be added.
GREEN BEANS. Cat her small, tender
snap beans, and boil until little soft
in salt and water. Drain them out with
IA skinner, and put them into cold
vinegar. Ii desired, you can boil some
spices IN n little vinegar and add to it,
Picked ONIONS. Peel Oh the outer
skin of small onions, boil them until
clear or half cooked, ia salt and water,
and throw them while smoking hot into
"a jar of cold vinegar, spiced as for
beans.
VESSELS FOR MAKING AND KEEPING.
A porcelain-Gned kettle is the best
for making all kinds of pickles which
require cooking, Brass, copper or tin
should not be used as the vinegar will
act upon the metal But. if necessity
requires THEN use, great cleanliness
must be observed, and they must be
secured to the acme of brightness be-
fore putting in the vinegar. Wooden
or silver spoons, forks or knives should
be employed in preparing all kinds Of
pickles. Glazed Jars on the inside
must never be used to hold acidpiellles,
because they produce poisonous effect
upon the vinegar Large mouthed glass
bottles ae decidedly the best for small
quantities ; while wooden hrkins can be
taken for larger amounts.
Picked ToMAToEs Slice thin one
peck OF green tomatoes into wooden
bowl, and stir into them four on five
heaplng tablespoonfuls of salt. LIE
them remain one night. Next morning
pour off the liquor that has gathered;
turn over them enough vinegar fully to
cover the whole. To each quart of vim
ogar used add one heaping tablespoon
full of ground pepper, cloves and all
spice; also two ounces of white mus
tard seed, and two onions, chopped fine.
Put the whole mixture, after stirring il
well tops Their, into porcelain kettle,
and let il boil Just two minutes. Keep
closely covered, and add two or three
roots Of horse-radish, sliced lengthwise,
to the top of the pickles. This will
prevent all pickles from molding. In
a week 1t will be lit for the table.
MANGoEs Gather small, unripe
muskmelons, and cut a narrow, length
wise piece, two OF three inches long,
out of one of the sideIibs. Scrape out
the inside pulp and seeds with spoon,
and let the melons lie in salt and water
mot very strong) for two days. Then
ill up the inside with small bean pods,
raddish- seed pods, two or three sticks
of cinnamon, four or five whole cloves,
a small pepper or few peppercorns,
small tomatoes and onions, tiny bits of
caulitlower, ami several t.blespoonfuls
of black or white mustard seed. Re
place the piece taken from the side, and
tie it closely around with Irvine. Place
the mangoes in the jar where they are
to remain, and pour boiling vinegar
enough to cover them into it. In a
fortnight they will be ready for use.
Picked PEACHES. Select fruit full
grown, but a little unripe, and take Oft
the down by pouring hot water over
them, and then wiping them in soft
cloth. To one peck of peaches takeone
gallon of vinegar, three pounds of
sugar, one ounce of stick cinnamon, and
put three or four cloves into each
peach. Or the spices can he tied up III
a cloth and boiled in the syrup Put
the fruit into jars, and turn the syrup
over it boiling hot, having taken care
TO skim it very carefully-boiling il
with the sugar for twenty minutes.
Cover closely, and set in cool place
for three or four days. Then cover and
keep in a cool, dry closet Some per
sons add the beaten whites of tire,
eggs to clarity the sugar-if white sugar
is used, this is needless. Pears ant
plums can be picked in the same way