• slender sourdough bread • butter • hard-boiled eggs • salt • sprigs of fresh parsley • pickled cocktail onions 1. Cut thin slices from a sourdough baguette and butter them generously. Peel several hard-boiled eggs and slice them about ¼ inch thick. Use only the...
• slender sourdough bread, or pressed pumpernickel bread • cream cheese • cucumber • salt to taste • paprika to taste 1. Cut thin slices from a sourdough baguette, or cut slices of square pressed pumpernickel into quarters. 2. Spread each slice rather thickly with...
• pressed pumpernickel bread • butter • cucumber • hard-boiled eggs • stuffed cocktail olives 1. Cut square slices of pressed pumpernickel into quarters and butter them generously. Score a large, firm cucumber with a fork and slice it about ¼ inch thick. Put a...
• pressed pumpernickel bread • butter • tomato slices • sprigs of fresh parsley • smoked cheese slices • salt to taste 1. Cut square slices of pressed pumpernickel into quarters and butter them generously. Cut some medium-sized tomato slices in half. Put ½ a tomato...
• cream cheese • slender sourdough bread • radishes • salt to taste 1. Spread a thick layer of cream cheese on thin slices cut from a sourdough baguette. 2. Wash and trim some radishes, and slice them about ⅛ inch thick. 3. Arrange the radish slices over the cream...
• slender sourdough or French bread, or pressed pumpernickel bread • butter • small-curd cottage cheese • chopped green onions • salt and pepper to taste 1. Cut thin slices from a sourdough baguette, or cut slices of square, pressed pumpernickel into quarters. 2....
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....
Makes 2½ to 3 pints • 4 lbs. red tomatoes • ¾ lb. onions • 6 oz. raisins • 4 oz. pitted prunes, sliced • 1¼ cups cider vinegar • ½ cup brown sugar • 1 tsp. ginger • 1 tsp. cayenne pepper • 2½ Tbs. salt • ½ tsp. ground cloves • 1½ tsp. ground coriander • 1 tsp. whole...
Makes about 5 pints • 4 lbs. peaches • 1 lb. brown sugar • 10 oz. raisins • 2 lbs. onions, minced or ground • 2 cups cider vinegar • 2 oz. peeled and finely chopped fresh ginger (about ⅓ cup) • 1 Tbs. chili powder • 2 Tbs. whole mustard seeds • 1 Tbs. salt • grated...