Piccalilly
A traditional piccalilly recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 peck Green tomatoes
- 1/2 peck Onions
- 1 head Cauliflower
- 1 peck Small cucumbers
- as needed Salt
- as needed Water
- as needed handful Horseradish, scraped
- 1 ounce Turmeric
- 1 ounce Whole cloves
- 1/4 pound Whole black pepper
- 1 ounce Cassia buds or cinnamon
- 1 pound White mustard seed
- 1 pound English mustard
- as needed Cold vinegar
Instructions
- 1Slice the green tomatoes and onions. Break the cauliflower into florets. Slice the cucumbers.
- 2Place the sliced tomatoes, onions, cauliflower, and cucumbers in a container. Cover with salt and water. Let stand for 24 hours.
- 3After brining, put the vegetables in a large kettle. Add the scraped horseradish, turmeric, cloves, pepper, cassia buds or cinnamon, white mustard seed, and English mustard. Cover with cold vinegar. Boil for 15 minutes, stirring constantly.