Grand Scale Zucchini Relish - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 cups minced zucchini
5 cups minced onions
1 cup diced celery
3 green peppers, diced
2 red peppers, diced
1 cup pickling salt
6 cups sugar
5 cups white vinegar
3 tablespoons celery seeds
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons turmeric

Preparation

In large bowl, combine zucchini, onions, celery and peppers.
Add salt and toss to mix. Set aside for 12 hours or overnight.
Drain veggies in large colander. Rinse thoroughly and drain again. Press a bowl down on top of veggies to force out as much liquid as possible.
In large non-reactive pot or kettle, combine sugar, vinegar, celery seed, cornstarch, mustard and tumeric.
Mix well. Add veggies and bring to rolling boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, until thick.
Pack into hot pint jars.
Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes (sea-level); 15 minutes (high elevations).