Pickled Vegetables

Home pickling was so important in Chinese households that special porcelain urns were made from the kilns of Kwangsi province. Measuring about 3 feet in height and 1 foot in diameter, the beautiful blue-white jar, resembling a vase, was ingeniously designed for perfect functioning. Around the neck was a deep cup into which water was poured. When the cover, shaped like a deep rice bowl, was pl