The Washington times., 1924-10-06
HON. TO PICKLE
VEGET ABLES
NNFALL
Making Of Chill Sauces, Chow
Chow and Such Things Ex-
planned BY Expert
BY STELLA ELIZABETH
DELANn.

DEIAAND.
Nearly everyone likes chilli sauce,
piccalilli and chow chow, particu.
slarly Oh cold meat Tor sunday eve.
ming suppers.
This time Of the year tomatoes,
cucumbers and onions being cheap-
est. 1t ii an excellent time to make
such reIishes.
Despite the fact that many pre-
fer To buy these relishes already
made the woman who would give
her family the purest and best
foods continues TO make them her.
self.
Cooking them electrically simpli-
files the task q great deal, for III
the electric range oven or with an
electric fireIess cooker II Al pos.
sibIe to cook more than one kind
Of relish at q time and since the
heat may be so easily and exactly
regulated there Is practically no
danger Of scOrching
PiccaliIIi Recipes.
For the average family 81 four
1
gradients win prove sufficient. A
quarter Of q busheI of green to-
nnatoes. quarter Of peck Of
onions and the same amount 81
green peppers, one cup OF salt,
one small head Of cabbage. one
pound OF white mustard seed, three
ounces Of stick cinnamon, 4 pound
and B half Of brown sugar, an
ounce and half OF cloves, an
equal quantity OF alIspice berries
and enough vinegar to make. the
right amount OF liquid.
Wash the peppers, tomatoes and
cabbage which latter you should cut
into small quarters, peel the onions
and, Is large, cut into quarters.
Then put each Of the vegetables
through q vegetable chopper Sep-
arately, using the large knife Of
the chopper.
After this put into a large crock
and sprinkle each alternate layer Of
the vegetables with salt, then cover
and let stand for twelve or fifteen
hours.
The next day drain off the HouId.
add the mustard seed, sugar and
the spices, stir thoroughly and put
into large pot, preferably of iron,
and pour enough vinegar over the
vegetables to cover them.
Place the pot on b heater unit
OF your electric range over ssme.
dunn" heat, bring It to q boil and
then place in your preheated cleo.
trio oven. which should be at d
Temperature Of 400 degrees. Keep
the oven at this temperature for
the first hour and a half.
Then switch the heat to 'slow',
and keep It thus for six hours.
Then remove and put the piccalilli
into glass jars and cover.
How To Make Chow Chow.
Wash and wipe one quart 81 green
tomatoes, one small head OF cauli.
flower and three green peppers.
Cut them into small pieces. Then
peel half q quart Of tiny white
onions and add them to the other
vegetables. Put all this into a crock
and pour over Il q brine made Of
one cup OF salt and q quart OF
water. Let it stand for twenty -four
hours.
Then transfer the mixture TO q poi
and bring to y koil over a heater
unit of your electric range, using
high" heat. Then switch to low
and cook slowly until the vege.
tables are tender Drain off the liu.
MD and adding to 1t a half cup OF
Hour, four tablespoonfuls Of mus.
tard, half a tablespoonful of turmeric,
iialf5a cup of sugar and three cups
Of vinegar, return it to the electric
range. Cook this time over 'Tow''
heat, stirring constantly until it
thickens, then add the vegetables
and heat through thoroughly, re-
move and put into wide nnouthed
bottles or preserving jars.
Chill Sance No. 1.
Scald dozen medium sized 70.
matoes, peel them and cut into small
pieces. Peel four medium sized on.
ions and chop together with two red
Peppers. To this add two tablespoon
fuls OF salt, the same amount of Gel.
cry seed, two teaspoonfuls of allspics
and half cup OF brown sugar. Oyer
this pour two cups Of vinegar and
bring to q boil en- q heater unit OF
your electric range. using high
heat.
Then remove to the oven OF the
range or to an electric fireless cock,
er and let 1t simmer for three and
q half hours. After this, when
cool, It may he put into glass
containers.
Chill Sauce No. 3.
Scald and peel twelve. medium
sized ripe tomatoes and cut in
eighths. Chop finely one green
pepper and one large onion. Tc
this add three tablespoonfuls Of sug.
ar, one OF salt, two cups or vine.
gar and two teaspoonfuls each OF
grated nutmeg. cinnamon, allspice
and Glove.
Put in q preserving kettle or iron
pot and heat gradually over a
heater unit Of your electric range
set at Tow heat. Bring to q boil
end then place in the oven or in
an electric firelegs cooker
Cook for three hours keeping the
heat at ''low." Remove, cool and
bottle.
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