Marion Harland's Complete Cook Book: A Practical and Exhaustive Manual of Cookery and Housekeeping

· 1922

Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See https://archive.org/details/marionharlandsco00terhiala In the section Pickled nutmeg melons, melons change to mangoes part way through, viz. “Lay the _mangoes_ in strong brine for three days. Drain off the brine and freshen in pure water for twenty-four hours. “Green” as you would cucumbers—that is, have a kettle lined with green vine leaves, and lay the _mangoes_ evenly within it, scattering powdered alum over the layers. A piece of alum as large as a pigeon’s egg will be enough for a two-gallon kettleful. Fill with cold water; cover with vine leaves, three deep; put a close lid or inverted pan over all, and steam ove…

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