Chow Chow

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Categories: pickles- chutney

Ingredients

  • 3 large onions
  • 5 green tomatoes, stem ends removed
  • 6 green peppers
  • 2 cups green beans cut in 1/2-inch pieces
  • 2 cups cauliflower broken into small buds
  • 2 cups fresh corn kernels
  • 1/4 cup pickling salt
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 2 cups vinegar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 Tbsp. mustard seed
  • 1 1/2 tsp. celery seed
  • 3/4 tsp. turmeric

Directions

  1. Using coarse blade of food grinder, grind onions, tomatoes and green peppers. In large bowl combine ground vegetables, beans, cauliflower and corn. Sprinkle with pickling salt; let stand overnight. Rinse and drain.
  2. Combine sugar, vinegar, water, mustard seed, celery seed and turmeric; pour over vegetables. Bring to boiling; boil gently 5 minutes. Ladle into hot, clean pint jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Adjust lids. Process in boiling water bath 15 minutes (start timing when water covering jars returns to boiling).
  3. maes about 6 pints

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