Pickled Onions

Name: Pickled Onions
Cuisine: England
Ingredients: onions; brine; white wine vinegar; distilled vinegar; a little mace; a little ginger; a little whole pepper

Origin: London, England

Source: Anonymous, 1846

Ingredients

onions
brine
white wine vinegar
distilled vinegar
a little mace
a little ginger
a little whole pepper

Instructions

Select onions of uniform size. Soak them in boiling brine. Once cold, drain thoroughly and pack into bottles. Fill the bottles with hot distilled vinegar. For white pickles, use white wine vinegar; for brown pickles, use the best distilled vinegar. In both cases, add a little mace, ginger, and whole pepper to the vinegar.