India Relish - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 large green bell peppers
    4 large sweet red peppers
    12 green tomatoes
    6 cucumbers (6 inches long each)
    2 large onions, chopped
    6 Tbsp. salt
    2 c. cabbage, chopped
    2 small hot peppers
    2 1/2 c. sugar
    3 c. vinegar
    3 Tbsp. mustard seed
    1 tsp. turmeric
    1/2 tsp. ground mace
    1 tsp. ginger root
    3 bay leaves, crushed
Preparation
    Remove seeds from peppers. Put peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers and onion through food chopper, using coarse blade. Stir salt into vegetables in a colander and force out as much brine as possible. Chop cabbage very fine.
    Combine all vegetables. Add sugar, vinegar and spices. Mix well and heat to boiling. Boil 3 minutes. Pack into sterilized jars to within 1/2 inch of top. Put on caps; screw bands firmly tight. Process in boiling water bath 5 minutes. Yields 8 pints.

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