½ peck green tomatoes.

3 dozen large cucumbers.

4 large green peppers.

½ pint small peppers, red and green.

Sprinkle one pint salt on, and let them stand all night; the cucumbers not peeled, but sliced one inch thick, the onions also sliced. In the morning drain off the brine, and add to the pickles:

1 ounce mace.

1 ounce black pepper.

1 ounce white mustard-seed.

1 ounce turmeric.