Mix the cucumbers and onions with the salt and 2 quarts of cracked ice and let them stand, covered with a weighted lid, for 3 hours. Drain thoroughly and put the vegetables in a large kettle. Add the sugar, spices and vinegar and bring almost to a boil, stirring often with a wooden spoon, but […]

Remove stem end from beans; cut beans into 1 inch lengths. There should be about 8 cups. In a large pot of rapidly boiling water, cook beans, about 1/3 at a time, until tender-crunchy, about 3 minutes. As each batch cooks, transfer immediately to large bowl of cold water to chill. Blanch peppers and onions […]

1) Combine the water and salt in a 1-quart jar which has a tight fitting lid. Add the vinegar, dill, fennel, and rue. 2) Separate the lettuce leaves and add them to the liquid. Seal the jar and let sit until ready (about 48 hours) NOTE: The original recipe from Columella calls for salting the […]

Chop vegetables, add remaining ingredients and simmer for about 1 hour or a little more until thick. Bottle in sterilized jars.

* The onions should be sliced and separated into rings.

Combine all ingredients and cook for 10 minutes. Add lemon juice and continue to cook until pears are soft. Put in sterilized jars and seal.

Wash and drain cukes. Put down a layer of dill in a large crock. Layer cukes, dill, pickling spices (and whole rocambole and washed grape leaves if desired) in crock. Stir together remaining ingredients and pour over cucumbers until well covered. (make more brine as necessary) Place a heavy plate on top of cukes, and […]

* Green Beans should be the “stringless” type. ** Onions should be peeled and thinly sliced. ~– Wash beans and snip off ends. Discard any that are wilted or discolored. In a saucepan combine water, vinegar, pickling salt, sugar, bay leaves, and onions. Bring liquid to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Drop beans […]

Do not pare cucumbers; slice thin. Add onions, peppers and garlic. Add salt, cover with cracked ice; mix well. Let stand three hours and drain well. Combine remaining ingredients; pour over cucumber mixture. Heat just to a boil. Seal in hot sterilized pint jars. Makes 8 pints. This is one of the easiest types of […]

Peel and remove all the green and pink portions from the rind of a large watermelon. Cut the rind into cubes or slices and measure 4 quarts. Drop the rind into a kettle of boiling water, boil for 5 minutes, and drain. Cool. Dissolve 4 T Slaked lime (obtainable at your drugstore) in 2 quarts […]