PICCALILLI

or Indian Pickle, a mustard-vinegar, or otherwise very highly seasoned, pickle which contains a diverse a ortment of cut vegetables—cucumbers, white cabbage, onions, green tomatoes, celery. cauliflower, peppers, ete. Mi PICKEREL, a title applied to several of the smaller species of PrxE: ’ (which see) and to the a. —_ young of larger species. ~*~ “~S Of the former, the most ' important is the Wast- Pickerel. ern pickerel (or ‘‘green pike.’ or **Jack?’) which attains a maximum length of about two feet and offers firm and flaky—Dbut rather dry—flesh of agreeable flavor. Its characteristically long, slender body—with long head and large mouth—is generally greenish in back color, with a golden lustre and numerous dark markings on the sides. The title ‘‘pickerel’’ is also, unfortunately, accorded in some parts to the large common pike.