Chow Chow - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gal. chopped cabbage
12 onions
12 green peppers
12 red peppers
2 qt. chopped green tomatoes
5 c. sugar
hot pepper to taste
4 Tbsp. ground mustard
1 Tbsp. turmeric
1 Tbsp. ginger
4 Tbsp. mustard seed
3 Tbsp. celery seed
2 Tbsp. whole mixed spices
2 to 3 qt. vinegar
1/2 c. salt

Preparation

Finely chop onions and peppers. Mix all vegetables with salt. Let stand overnight. Drain well. Tie mixed spices in bag. Add sugar and spices to vinegar and simmer 20 minutes. Add other ingredients; simmer until hot. Remove spice bag. Put chow chow into hot jars and seal at once.