Green Tomato Hot Dog Relish - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    6 cups finely chopped green tomatoes
    2 large onions, minced
    2 green peppers, seeded,chopped
    1 red pepper, seeded chopped
    1/4 cup pickling salt
    2 cups vinegar
    3 cloves garlic
    1 1/2 cups brown sugar
    1 tablespoon dry mustard
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon ginger
    1 teaspoon whole cloves
    4 inches cinnamon sticks
    1 teaspoon celery seed
Preparation
    In a large bowl combine green tomatoes, onions and pickling salt.
    Cover and let stand overnight.
    Steriloize 6 1/2 pint jars.
    Rinse tomatoes & onions well, drain and rinse out excess moisture.
    In a large saucepan combine vinegar, garlic, brown sugar, mustard, sal t& ginger.
    Tie cloves, cinnamon stick & celery seed in a square of cheese cloth, add to the pickling liquid.
    Bring to a boil, add tomatoes, onions,& peppers simmer for 1 hour stirring frequently.
    Ladle relish into hot sterilized jars to within 1/2\" of top, release air bubbles by running a spatula around the inside of the jar, cover with heated snap lid, screw on band.
    Bring water in a large pot (use the pot & water that you used to sterilize the jars) to a boil, place jars in and water process for 10 minutes.

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