Chow-Chow Relish

By johnwhorfin

A tangy relish for just about anything you like.

Ingredients

• Vegetables
• 2 quarts shredded cabbage, about one medium head
• 1/2 cup sweet onions, chopped fine
• 1/2 cup chopped green or red bell peppers
• 2 tablespoons salt
• Brine
• 2 cups vinegar
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 2 teaspoons mustard seed

Details

Adapted from asoutherngrace.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

For the vegetables:
Combine chopped vegetables and sprinkle with salt. Let stand 4 to 6 hours in the refrigerator. Drain well.

For the Brine:
Combine the brine ingredients and simmer 10 minutes (using a pot large enough to put the vegetable mix in later).
Add vegetables to brine mixture and simmer another 10 minutes. Bring to a boil. Then pack, boiling hot, into clean, heated canning jars, leaving only an 1/8-inch headspace. Place canning lids and rings on jars and tighten. Turn the jars upside down so that all the heat is on the seals and let cool completely.