Mimi's Chow Chow - Dee Dee's

Recipe Rating:	2 Ratings5
Categories:	Other Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Keyword:	pickled
Serves:	6 to 9 pints

Ingredients

4 c	onion
1 large	cabbage (i used green)
8 to 10 large	green tomatoes, tops cut off (more tomatoes if smaller)
14	green bell peppers
14	red bell peppers (i didn't have 14 red, so i used more green)
2 to 4	jalapeno peppers, seeded (optional)
2	carrots, grated (optional for color)
2 large	celery stalks, chopped
1/2 c	salt without iodine (i used pickling salt)
6 c	sugar
4 c	white vinegar 5% acidity
1 Tbsp	celery seed
1 Tbsp	mustard seed
1 1/2 Tbsp	turmeric, ground

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Diane Hopson Smith

Well Seasoned

Pine Mountain, GA (pop. 1,304)

DeeDee2011

Member Since Aug 2011

Diane Hopson's Notes:

This is a wonderful way to use up all the leftover summer vegetables from your garden.

My former mother in law gave me a recipe for chow chow in the early 70's. I've added a few ingredients and this is what I canned this week with my leftover summer veggies.

Great on hotdogs or vegetables. I will be serving on white beans this week.

Also good on top of crackers spread with cream cheese.

Enjoy

Directions

Grind onions, cabbage, peppers, green tomatoes, carrots, celery and jalapeno in a food grinder or blender.

Place chopped vegetables in a large pot with salt and let set 4 hours.

Drain well! Press as much liquid out of vegetables as you can.

In a large kettle, bring sugar, vinegar, celery seed, mustard seed and turmeric to a boil; add vegetable to this mixture and bring back to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat.

With slotted spoon, pack sterilzed jars; cover with pickling liquid leaving 1/4-inch headspace. With a clean wet cloth, wipe jar rims. Place flat lids on jars and close with screw band rings, tightly.

Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

Remove jars to a rack to cool completely. As they cool the lid will make a popping sound indicating the lid has sealed. The center of the lids should be indented. IF any lid does not seal, store in fridge and use.

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Diane Hopson Smith DeeDee2011

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CinStraw's Kitchen CinStraw

Oct 12, 2011

Great recipe Sis...yummmO

Diane Hopson Smith DeeDee2011

Oct 12, 2011

Thanks! I got 8 1/2 pints. Love it on some white beans! Got those cooking today to go with fried pork chops, cabbage and rice n gravy.

Sandra Whitworth Sandra1949

Oct 12, 2011

This is good with anything...love it on hot dog..laugh

Diane Hopson Smith DeeDee2011

Oct 12, 2011

Me too Sandra!

Kim Biegacki pistachyoo

Oct 12, 2011

Oh, I love Chow Chow!!! I have to try your recipe. I have been looking for one ever since I tried some from my cousins store in W.VA.

Kim Biegacki pistachyoo

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Leila Rockwell leilaroc

Oct 12, 2011

Diane this sounds so good and similar to what my Mother used to make so I'm printing the recipe and will can some next year.

Diane Hopson Smith DeeDee2011

Oct 12, 2011

Thanks ladies, hope you enjoy! I love it! My sweet ex mother in law was a wonderful cook, she shared this with me many years ago and it's remained a favorite for me.