Title

Mustard Pickles

Subject

cucumbers

salt

onions

vinegar

water

sugar

celery seed

mustard seed

turmeric powder

pepper

cinnamon buds

ginger

Description

Mustard pickles

Put 1 doz. Cucumbers in salt
water for 1 hr. or over nite.
{2tbs salt
{to 1doz cukers
{add 1/2 doz. onions

1 pt. Vinegar or use 1/2 water
1c. sugar
1 tsp celery seed
1 tsp mustard seed
1 tsp tumeric pwdr
1 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. Cinnamon Buds
1 tsp ginger

Use level spoons. Let come to Boil Put cukes with
spices & cook for few min.

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# Mustard Pickles

## Ingredients

- 1 dozen cucumbers
- 2 Tbsp salt (for brine)
- 1/2 dozen onions

### Pickling Liquid

- 1 pt. vinegar (or use 1/2 water)
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 tsp celery seed
- 1 tsp mustard seed
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp cinnamon buds
- 1 tsp ginger

## Instructions

1. Put 1 dozen cucumbers in salt water for 1 hour or overnight.
2. Add 2 Tbsp salt to the 1 dozen cucumbers in the brine water.
3. Add 1/2 dozen onions to the cucumbers.
4. Combine vinegar (or half vinegar, half water), sugar, celery seed, mustard seed, turmeric powder, pepper, cinnamon buds, and ginger in a pot.
5. Use level spoons when measuring spices.
6. Let the pickling liquid come to a boil.
7. Put the cucumbers (and onions) in with the spices and cook for a few minutes.

Creator

Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka

Source

RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)

Date

1950s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Handwritten recipe card

Identifier

RCA0006-20260609-0254

Coverage

Oregon, US