Pear Relish - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 qt. pears, ground up
2 qt. onions
8 green peppers
4 sweet red peppers
2 hot peppers
1 stalk celery, chopped
4 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. turmeric
6 Tbsp. prepared mustard
8 Tbsp. flour
1 c. salt
2 qt. vinegar
1 large yellow onion
1 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. wine vinegar

Preparation

Peel and thinly slice the onion into rings.
Cover with cold water and soak for 30 minutes.
Drain.
In a small bowl (ceramic, not plastic, which will hold the smell forever), stir the sugar into the vinegar until dissolved.
Add the drained onion.
Cover tightly with foil and refrigerate for a few hours, stirring once or twice and pushing the onion rings under the vinegar.
Use for salads and any dish requiring raw onion.