Sweet Pickle Relish - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups ground, unpeeled cucumbers (about 4)
1 cup ground green bell pepper (about 2)
1/2 cup ground red bell pepper (about 1)
3 cups finely diced celery
1/4 cup salt
3-1/2 cups sugar
2 cups white vinegar
1 Tbsp celery seed
1 Tbsp mustard seed

Preparation

Grind vegetables in a meat grinder using the coarsest blade. Combine all vegetables in a large bowl; sprinkle with salt and cover with cold water.
Let stand 4 hours.
Drain thoroughly in a colander, then press out all liquid.
Combine sugar, vinegar, celery seed and mustard seed.
Bring to a boil, stir in vegetables and simmer 10 minutes.
Immediately pack into clean, hot jars, leaving 1/2-inch head space; seal.
Process in boiling water bath 10 minutes.
Yield:
about 6 pints.