Recipe: Piccalilli

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Description/Notes:

A deliciously sharp mustard pickle packed with mixed vegetables

Ingredients:

2 cauliflower’s

2 medium sized cucumbers

16 French onions, young

1 marrow, medium size

2 pints (1140ml) vinegar

1 oz.(25g) whole spice

4 oz. (100g) Demerara sugar

half an ounce (12g) ground ginger

1 oz. (25g) mustard

half an ounce (12g) turmeric

1 tablespoonful flour

Cooking Instructions:

1. Cut all the vegetables into small pieces, lay on a dish and sprinkle with salt
2. Leave for 12 hours then drain off water
3. Boil nearly all the vinegar with the spice, then strain
4. Mix the other ingredients, with the remaining cold vinegar, into a smooth paste; then mix with boiled vinegar
5. Pour into a saucepan, add vegetables, and boil for 15 minutes