Bourbon Pickles

[donna]

Bourbon Pickles

1 gallon of cucumbers, cut up
1 quart of vinegar
2 ounces turmeric
1/4 pound of ground mustard
6 teacups of white sugar
2 scant cups of flour
1/2 teaspoons red pepper
2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon mace
2 ground nutmegs
1/2 teacup of mustard seed
2 tablespoons of celery seed
1 quart of small onions
1 head of cauliflower

Use white spine cucumbers, and sprinkle with salt and let them lie over night. If cucumbers are in brine, soak a day and night before using.

Heat the ingredients in the 1 quart of vinegar and let the flour thicken the mixture. Add 2 quarts of vinegar, previously heated and pour over cucumbers. Seal in stone jars; ready for use.

it is better to cook both onions and cauliflower a little before putting in vinegar with the spices.

This great old recipe is from "The Blue Grass Cook Book" by Minnie C. Fox. She was from Bourbon County, Kentucky and this was an old family recipe.

 

[nitrofd]

What is a scant cup?

 

[donna]

This is a good question. Scant means barely. .In cooking, . it refers to an amount that just barely reaching. In other words not packed. So in this recipe for 2 scant cups means not quite a cup each like about 7/8 of cup. Don't pack it in the cup.

 

[nitrofd]

Again another day I learn something new on this forum.always good when one learns something new.

 

[Northern Light]

Hey, there's no bourbon in these pickles!!!!!!!!How can they be bourbon pickles with no bourbon???

 

[nitrofd]

Didn't you see it is from bourbon county .

 

[donna]

Nitrofd You have it, as they are called that as made by family that lived in Bourbon County, Ky.

 

[ole]

Hey, there's no bourbon in these pickles!!!!!!!!How can they be bourbon pickles with no bourbon???

Beat me to it, Light. No bourbon!!

 

[Northern Light]

Didn't you see it is from bourbon county .

Yup!

 

[Billy_Mojo]

have you tried this recipe? looks like there are some points for head scratchin' in there...

 

[donna]

Haven't tried this one. I just posted as from old cookbook and made during Civil War Era. These older recipes sometimes leave things out for us modern folks.

 

[CSA Today]

Hey, there's no bourbon in these pickles!!!!!!!!How can they be bourbon pickles with no bourbon???

And I had thought to hide the booze in the pickle jar.

 

[Billy_Mojo]

Haven't tried this one. I just posted as from old cookbook and made during Civil War Era. These older recipes sometimes leave things out for us modern folks.

those older folks had more assumptions regarding common knowledge of 'moving about in a kitchen' !! understandable that the things taken for granted by them would be omitted. that's another thing that makes it fun to try to figure out what they were doing!

 

[donna]

For Pickle Appreciation Day, Nov. 14 thought bump this thread.

Love all kinds of pickles.

 

[nitrofd]

For Pickle Appreciation Day, Nov. 14 thought bump this thread.

Love all kinds of pickles.

I would love a real sour pickle but they have no idea what that is in this area.

 

[nitrofd]

Not really about Bourbon Pickles but since it is National pickle day I thought I would add this lighter thought for all the ladies here that "That Cleopatra attributed her good looks to pickles.

 

[Eleanor Rose]

Not really about Bourbon Pickles but since it is National pickle day I thought I would add this lighter thought for all the ladies here that "That Cleopatra attributed her good looks to pickles.

Buck's Vineyard

 

[donna]

For International Pickle Week (May 20-30) I am bumping some pickle recipes. Enjoy!

 

[donna]

A wonderful pickle to make with Fall here.

It reminds me of Thomas Jefferson"s quote on pickles:

"On a hot day in Virginia, I know nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally's cellar".

The yummy taste of these pickles do hit the spot.

 

[donna]

With Nov. being Pickle Appreciation Day thought bring of this great pickle recipe.