Pickle Broccoli or Cauliflower

Ingredients:

• 1 litre Vinegar.
• 8 small Broccoli.
• 75g Peppercorns.
• 15g Mace.
• A small bit of Ginger.
• Salt

Method:

1. Select the broccoli firm and white; cut it into nice branches; put those into a saucepan with warm water and salt enough to taste it,
2. To each quart of water; add salt; bring it to boiling point, and then leave them in the water off the boil for five minutes.
3. Lift them up carefully on a sieve, drain off all the water, and when cold put them in glass bottles.
4. Boil the vinegar with all the spices for five minutes, and allow it to get cold; then fill up the bottles and cork tightly.
5. A few French beans and one or two capsicums put in the bottle with the broccoli improve the appearance and taste.