Here's the sweet relish recipe that I use...
Sweet Relish
6 lbs. cucumbers
4 c. onions
2 green peppers
1 red peppers
Grind/chop finely all these and mix with 1/2 c. canning salt and 2 qts. boiling water. Let stand for 1 hour. Drain well then add:
1 tsp. mustard seed
1 tsp. tumeric
16 oz. (pint) white vinegar
5 cups sugar
1 TBSP corn starch
Boil for 1/2 hour and seal in pint jars. WB for 10 minutes. Makes around 6 pints.
And here's my Bread and Butter Pickle recipe.......so yummy
2 1/2 lbs. cucumbers
1 lb. white or yellow onions, thinly sliced
1/4 c. pickling salt
1 1/4 c. whtie vinegar
1 c. apple cider vinegar
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 TBSP mustard seeds
1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (optional-I don't use it)
3/4 tsp. celery seeds
1 inch sinnamone stick
6 allspice berries plus a pinch of ground allspice
6 whole cloves plus a pinch of ground cloves
1/2 tsp. turmeric
Slice cucumbers ( I usually slice thin as chips or chunk them)and place in bowl. Add the sliced onions and pckling salt. Stir well and cover with clean towel and cill for 4 hours (you may also put ice on the cucumbers as well). Rinse the cucumbers and onions thoroughly. Drain. In a 6 qt. pot place the vingar, sugar, and all of the spices. Bring to a boil. Once the sugar has dissolved, add the cucumbers and onions. Bring to a boil again. As soon as the solutions begins boiling again, use a slotted spoon to start packing into jars with the cucumbers. Leave an inch of headspace. Then fill jars with vinegar sugar syrup. Wipe the rim. WB those for 10 minutes. This makes about 5 pint jars.
Sweet Relish
6 lbs. cucumbers
4 c. onions
2 green peppers
1 red peppers
Grind/chop finely all these and mix with 1/2 c. canning salt and 2 qts. boiling water. Let stand for 1 hour. Drain well then add:
1 tsp. mustard seed
1 tsp. tumeric
16 oz. (pint) white vinegar
5 cups sugar
1 TBSP corn starch
Boil for 1/2 hour and seal in pint jars. WB for 10 minutes. Makes around 6 pints.
And here's my Bread and Butter Pickle recipe.......so yummy
2 1/2 lbs. cucumbers
1 lb. white or yellow onions, thinly sliced
1/4 c. pickling salt
1 1/4 c. whtie vinegar
1 c. apple cider vinegar
2 1/4 cups sugar
1 TBSP mustard seeds
1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (optional-I don't use it)
3/4 tsp. celery seeds
1 inch sinnamone stick
6 allspice berries plus a pinch of ground allspice
6 whole cloves plus a pinch of ground cloves
1/2 tsp. turmeric
Slice cucumbers ( I usually slice thin as chips or chunk them)and place in bowl. Add the sliced onions and pckling salt. Stir well and cover with clean towel and cill for 4 hours (you may also put ice on the cucumbers as well). Rinse the cucumbers and onions thoroughly. Drain. In a 6 qt. pot place the vingar, sugar, and all of the spices. Bring to a boil. Once the sugar has dissolved, add the cucumbers and onions. Bring to a boil again. As soon as the solutions begins boiling again, use a slotted spoon to start packing into jars with the cucumbers. Leave an inch of headspace. Then fill jars with vinegar sugar syrup. Wipe the rim. WB those for 10 minutes. This makes about 5 pint jars.
