Makes about 5 cups • 1½ cups water • 2 cups sugar • 3 cups clean, picked-over cranberries • 1 medium-sized navel orange • 1 tsp. ground ginger • dash of cinnamon • dash of cloves • crushed seeds from 4 cardamom pods 1. Combine 1 cup of the water and the sugar in a...
Makes 4 to 5 pints • 3 lbs. small white onions • 2 qts. water • ½ lb. salt • 2 cups distilled white vinegar • 2 cups cider vinegar • 2 sticks cinnamon • ½ tsp. whole cloves • 1 tsp. mace • 1 tsp. allspice • ⅔ cup sugar • 2 to 2½ tsp. crushed dried red chilis 1. Peel...
Yields approximately 2 quarts • 2¼ lbs. pickling cucumbers • 1 pint cider vinegar • 1½ cups water • 3 Tbs. sugar • 2 Tbs. salt • 1 bay leaf • 5 to 6 whole cloves • ¼ tsp. celery seeds • ½ tsp. whole peppercorns • ½ tsp. mustard seeds • 1 tsp. dill seeds or 2 heads...
Makes about 3 pints • 4 lbs. ripe tomatoes (about 12 large) • 2 lbs. tart green apples (8 to 9) • 2½ cups cider vinegar • 2½ cups brown sugar • 3 large onions, peeled and chopped • 1 Tbs. mustard seeds, crushed • ¼ to ½ tsp. cayenne pepper • 2 Tbs. salt • 4 tsp....
• 9 lbs. ripe, red tomatoes • 4 medium-sized yellow onions, chopped • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped • 1 cup cider vinegar plus 2 to 3 Tbs. (optional) • 1 tsp. whole allspice • 1 tsp. whole cloves • 5 sticks cinnamon, broken • 1 tsp. celery seeds • ½ tsp. dry...
Makes about 3½ pints • 4 lbs. firm, unblemished peaches • 3¼ cups cider vinegar • 2 cups sugar • 1 stick cinnamon • 1 Tbs. allspice • 1 Tbs. whole cloves • ½ tsp. ginger • zest of 1 lemon, peeled off in thin strips 1. Put the peaches carefully into a large pot of...
Makes about 3 pints • 3½ lbs. tart green apples • 2 cups apple cider • 1 cup white sugar • 1 cup brown sugar • ½ tsp. allspice • ½ tsp. cinnamon • ¼ tsp. ground cloves • ⅛ tsp. salt • 2 Tbs. molasses 1. Quarter, peel, and core the apples. Cook the peels and cores in...
Serves 6 One of the simplest of all desserts to make, and sensationally rich and flavorful. • 1 cup heavy cream, well chilled • ⅓ cup confectioners’ sugar • ⅓ cup honey • ⅓ cup brandy • optional garnish • chocolate curls or sliced, glacéed cherries 1. Whip the chilled...
Serves 6 to 8 as an hors d’oeuvre or snack. • 18 small Puris • ⅓ cup slivered onions • 2 cups cubed, cooked white-skinned potatoes (waxy) • 1½ cups cooked garbanzo beans • 1 Tbs. minced hot green chilis • 3 Tbs. coarsely chopped fresh cilantro (coriander leaves) • 2...
Serves 4 to 6 Pakoras are spicy fritters, ideal to serve hot as an appetizer or snack, with a tall, cool drink. Try them with a gin and tonic, or a Pimm’s and soda with a slice of cucumber in it. ⅔ cup chick-pea flour ¼ tsp. baking soda 5 Tbs. cold water ¼ tsp. ground...
