Chow Chow(Delicious With Meats And Beans!) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 large heads cabbage
1 1/2 lb. sweet green peppers
4 medium size green tomatoes
4 medium onions
4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 pt. vinegar
1/2 c. water
4 1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 to 3 c. sugar

Preparation

Chop cabbage; add 4 teaspoons salt.
Work with hands, mixing and squeezing until a bit of juice comes from cabbage.
Add cut up peppers and tomatoes.
Work a bit more; add chopped onions.
Make syrup of vinegar, water, salt and sugar.
Put chopped ingredients into cold syrup and bring to a boil (a good boil in the center of the pot).
Cook about 5 minutes after boil begins.
Begin to put into hot, sterile jars from center of the pot.
Do not let cook too long or syrup will cook away.
Seal.
Yield:
8 pints.