ZUCCHINI RELISH

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Delicious on ANYTHING!!!

Recipe from Papaw J. T. Ginter

Ingredients

  • 10 cups zucchini
  • 4 cups onion
  • 4 cups peppers (mixture of red, green, yellow)
  • 1 - 2 red apples,optional
  • 1 - 2 cucumbers, optional
  • 1/2 head of cabbage, shredded, optional
  • 4 stalks celery, chopped, optional
  • 5 teaspoons salt
  • 3 cups vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon tumeric
  • 4 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp. black pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 tsp celery seed
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard or 2 Tbs mustard
  • 1 tsp. mustard seed, optional

Preparation

Step 1

Chop or shred all of the vegetables above. Place in a large bowl and sprinkle the salt over the top. Refrigerate overnight.

The next morning, pour water over the top of the vegetables/fruit and drain.

In a large pot, mix the sugar, vinegar, cornstarch, tumeric, mustard, pepper, celery seed and mustard seed (and water if needed). Add vegetables. Bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes.

Put into prepared pint jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Put lids on. Process in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes.