Do not peel, thoroughly wash and slice zucchini thinly.Add onions and peppers.Add 3 tablespoons salt, cover with cracked ice (4 to 6 trays) and mix thoroughly.Cover and let stand 3 hours or overnigh ...
Cook beets (do not overcook).Slice while warm.Sprinkle with sugar.Let stand until sugar is dissolved.Stir and pour vinegar and salt over beets.Let beets sit in refrigerator. Serves 8 or more.Sliced ...
Slice onions and tomatoes.Put in a large pan.Put 2/3 cup table salt on top and set for 3 hours; drain.Combine sugar and vinegar and bring to a boil; drop mixture into it.Add mustard and turmeric.Coo ...
Peel and seed cucumbers.Cut into strips 2-inches long, 1/4 x 1/2-inch wide.(They can be cut into cubes, 1/2-inch thick, 1-inch squares or 1/4-inch thick circles.) ...
Soak the cucumbers in brine for 10 days. Take out and cut in 1/4-inch slices.Soak in alum water 24 hours (2 tablespoons alum to 1 gallon water). Dry off on cloth, then boil in ginger tea (2 heaping ...
Combine first 5 ingredients in a blender container and process at high speed.Add ice cubes, a few at a time, blending until slushy.Serve immediately. Yields 4 servings. ...
Select thin cucumbers, wash and dry.Dissolve 1 cup salt in 4 quarts water; add cucumbers and let stand 12 hours.All cucumbers must be under brine.It may be necessary to prepare more brine. Drain and ...
Mix sugar, cocoa and salt.Add enough water to make a paste, then add the remaining water.Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.Boil 3 minutes.Remove from heat.Add vanilla and stir.Pour at once into j ...
Grate 1/2 teaspoon orange peel; set aside.Section oranges, reserving juice.Halve and pit plums.Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup syrup.Combine fruits and orange juice.Heat pineapple syrup, brown su ...
Drain beets and save 1/2 cup of beet juice. Combine first 5 ingredients in a saucepan; heat to boiling. Add sliced cooked beets and simmer 10 minutes. Pack beets into a jar and pour syrup over the b ...