Cucumber Catsup

Ingredients

• 36 full grown cucumbers
• 64 oz of white onion
• 3/4 lb of brown sugar
• 1/2 pint of olive oil
• 1/2 lb mustard seed
• 3/4 lb mustard seeds
• 3/4 lb ground black pepper
• 64 oz boiling vinegar

Direction

1. Pare and slice the cucumbers thin
2. Pare and slice the white onion very thin
3. Mix about one pint of salt through (cucumber-onion) mix.
4. Spread the (cucumber-onion) mix and let it drain for six to eight hours
5. Squeeze the (cucumber-onion) mix perfectly dry
6. Add the brown sugar, olive oil, mustard seed ground black pepper, boiling vinegar into a   large bowl
7. Add the (cucumber-onion) mix into the bowl
8. Mix it thoroughly
9. Put the new mix in small jars.
10. If needed, cover it with cold vinegar while adding a little olive oil on top of each jar.
11. Make sure the lid of the jar is tight.

Source - Cooking in Old Creole Days

Prepared by Sudeep Uprety

Louisiana Anthology 

January 6,2015