Hot Dog or Bratwurst Relish |
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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 2880 Minutes |
Ready In: 2940 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Tangy-but-sweet! This is a GREAT way to use up the OVERSIZE cukes that get missed in the garden. Zucchinis also work well in place of the cukes! Quantities listed are approximate-you can fudge or substitute a bit and still have excellent results. NOTE: Quantities listed are for GROUND UP amounts... Ingredients:
8 cups cucumbers |
2 cups red peppers or 2 cups peeled carrots |
2 cups green peppers |
1 cup yellow onion |
1 tablespoon turmeric |
1/2 cup salt |
8 cups cold water |
1 tablespoon mustard seeds |
2 whole cinnamon sticks |
2 teaspoons cloves |
2 teaspoons allspice |
1 -2 cup brown sugar |
4 cups white vinegar |
Directions:
1. In a meat grinder, grind up cukes, peppers/carrots, and onion to obtain proper quantities; sprinkle with tumeric.
2. Dissolve salt in cold water; pour over cukes, let stand 3-4 hours (or overnight).
3. Drain (line a colander with cheesecloth-use clothespins to hold in place), cover again with cold water, let stand another hour; drain again.
4. In a large saucepan, combine spices and brown sugar with vinegar; heat to boiling (very fragrant!); pour over cuke mixture; let stand 12-18 hours (overnight is fine, too).
5. Fill canning kettle half-full of water over high heat; put canning lids & rings in a saucepan with water-simmer.
6. Heat cuke mixture up in a large pot, just to the boiling point.
7. Immediately scoop into pint or half-pint jars to the neck of the jar; wipe top of jar, add lid and ring, tighten.
8. Place jars in canning kettle with hot water JUST to the neck of the jars; bring ALMOST to boiling point; remove from heat.
9. Remove jars and place them upside-down on a thick towel for 15 minutes (set the timer).
10. Tip right-side up; lids should seal in a few minutes.
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