Green Tomato Pickle Relish - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups green tomatoes, chopped
3 tablespoons coarse salt
2 cups sugar
2 cups vinegar, white
1 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
3 tablespoons mustard seeds
3 cups onions, diced
2 sweet red peppers, diced
1 hot pepper, diced (optional)

Preparation

Combine tomatoes and salt. Let stand overnight and then drain.
In a large sauce pot combine the sugar, vinegar, seasoning, and onions.
Bring to a boil, simmer 5 minutes.
Add tomatoes and peppers to pot, simmer another 5 minutes.
Bottle and seal to preserve.
*hot pepper options: 1 pickled pepperoncini = mild heat, 1 pickled banana pepper = medium heat, 1 halapeno = hot heat.