To Pickle Nasturtiums
Origin: Chesapeake Bay Region, Virginia
Source: Mary Randolph, 1824
Ingredients
- Nasturtium berries
- Salt
- Water
- Vinegar
- Mace
- Black pepper
Instructions
- Gather the berries when full grown but young.
- Put them in a pot, pour boiling salt and water on, and let them stand three or four days.
- Then drain off the water, and cover them with cold vinegar.
- Add a few blades of mace, and whole grains of black pepper.