Chow-Chow - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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6 medium onions, chopped
6 green peppers, chopped
6 sweet red peppers, chopped
1/4 c. pickling salt
1 tsp. turmeric
1 tsp. ginger
1 Tbsp. celery seed
1 medium (2 qt.) chopped cabbage
1 qt. chopped green tomatoes
2 Tbsp. prepared mustard
6 c. vinegar
2 1/2 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. mustard seed
1 Tbsp. mixed whole pickling spices
Preparation
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Combine vegetables and mix with salt.
Cover; let stand overnight and drain.
Mix mustard with a little vinegar in kettle. Add remaining vinegar, sugar and spices.
Simmer 20 minutes. Add vegetables and simmer 10 minutes.
Continue simmering while packing one hot sterilized jar at a time.
Fill to within 1/8-inch from jar top.
Make sure liquid covers vegetables.
Seal each jar at once.
Process in boiling water bath (212\u00b0F) for 5 minutes. Makes 6 to 8 pints.
Use relish within 6 months.
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