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Zesty Zucchini Relish
12 Cups Finely Chopped Zucchini*
4 Cups Chopped Onions
2 Red Bell Peppers, Seeded and Chopped
1 Green Bell Pepper, Seeded and Chopped
1/3 C Pickling Salt
2 1/2 C Sugar
2 1/2 C White Vinegar
1 TBSP Ground Nutmeg**
1 TBSP Ground Turmeric
4 TBSP Horseradish***
1 Chili Pepper, Chopped
1. Combine zucchini, onions, peppers and salt in a large glass or stainless steel bowl. Cover. Let stand 12 hours or overnight. Drain over the sink into a colander using your hands to squeeze out excess liquid.
2. In a stainless steel pot combine drained zucchini mixture with the rest of the ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer until mixture reaches the consistency of a thick commercial relish, about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare jars, lids and canner.
3. Ladle hot relish into hot jars, adjust lids to fingertip tight. Process in a BWB for 15 minutes.
YIELD: Approx. 5 pints.
Variations:
* I use a combination of both zucchini and summer squash.
** I use 1 TBSP All Spice
*** I omitted because I didn't have any on hand and added a little pepper and chili powder instead.
I've got a question for yall... I'm canning pearsauce still. I cook it for hours in my crockpot, them mash it up with a potato masher (I like it chunky) but instead of mashing the cooked slices can I can it as a pie/cobbler filling? Have any of you ever done this?
I haven't but you can. I would just follow the protocol for Apple Pie filling using your pears instead.