An Old Way of Pickling Cucumbers

Ingredients

• cucumbers
• salt
• vinegar
• cayenne pepper
• ginger
• pepper
• mustard seed
• West India pickles

Instructions

1. Cut the cucumbers in small pieces, length ways, with the peel left on.
2. Lay them in salt for twenty-four hours, then dry the pieces with a cloth.
3. Lay them in a deep dish and pour over the following mixture: some vinegar boiled with cayenne pepper, whole ginger, a little whole pepper, and mustard seed; a few West India pickles are by some considered an improvement.
4. This mixture should stand till nearly cold before covering the cucumbers, which should then be bottled.
5. This pickle is fit for eating a few days after it is made, and will also keep good in a dry place as long as may be required.