Emma Wolfe'S Chow-Chow - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gal. chopped cabbage
12 large onions
12 bell peppers
12 banana peppers
12 hot red peppers (more hot peppers can be added)
2 qt. chopped green tomatoes
5 c. sugar
3 qt. vinegar (5% acidity)
4 Tbsp. ground mustard
1 Tbsp. turmeric
1 Tbsp. ground ginger
4 Tbsp. mustard seed
3 Tbsp. celery seed
2 Tbsp. whole mixed spices
1/2 c. canning or table salt

Preparation

Caution:
Wear rubber gloves in preparing.
Chop onions, peppers, cabbage and green tomatoes.
Mix all vegetable with 1/2 cup canning salt or table salt.
Let stand overnight.
Drain.
Tie mixed spices in bag; add sugar and spices to vinegar.
Simmer 20 minutes, then add all other ingredients and simmer until hot and well seasoned.
Remove spice bag.
Pack hot chow-chow into hot jars and seal at once.
(Food processor may be used to chop vegetables and peppers, but do not chop veggies too fine.)
(Caution - Wear rubber gloves and do not get directly over processor because of fumes and liquid of hot pepper.)