To Make Mangoes

[ To Make Mangoes ]

Date: Not dated, written between 1780-1800. | 1780/01/01 to 1800/01/01

Publication Format
Manuscript

Type
Food

Ingredients
mangos
mustard seed
vinegar
horse raddish
shallots
garlic
mace
whole pepper
cloves

Places
Halifax
Nova Scotia

Source: Almon Scrapbook
Institution: Nova Scotia Archives | Source Origin: Almon Family Fonds | Reference: MG1 Vol. 14 / Microfilm Reel 14,894

Description

Instructions for preparing pickled mangoes using savory ingredients, p. 122.


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Transcription

     To make Mangoes
When they are green take a quart of Mustard Seed
wash it in Vinegar & put to it 4 ounces of horse Raddish
cut thin 2 ounces of Shalotes 1 ounce of Garlick fill
them with the stuffing & stop them close Boil the vinegar
& when cold put in the Mangoes with Mace Whole Pepper
& Cloves.

Annotations
The term can also refer to "A pickle resembling that made of green mangoes" (OED). Though sometimes made from cucumbers, this recipe seems to call for unripe mangoes.