Sunday, May 17, 2009

Gherkos

500 grams peeled apples
750 grams sugar
750 grams gherkins
500 grams onions
600 ml vinegar
25 grams salt
1 teaspoon pepper
green food colouring

Method: Boil apples with vinegar and spices until tender and mushy. Mince peeled onions and gherkins (not peeled) together. Add to hot apple, mix well, and add colouring. Cool and stand several hours. Seal in small jars.

Source: The South Australian Country Women's Association Incorporated Presents Ways with Fruit and Vegetables (1st edn, 1977), p.8.
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