green tomato chow-chow
I received this recipe from my daughters' mother-in-law. It is a good way to use those green tomatoes at the end of summer before the frost gets them. It is good over peas, white or brown beans, or on a hot dog.
prep time
cook time
method
Canning/Preserving
yield
Ingredients
- 1 gallon chopped cabbage
- 2 quarts chopped green tomatoes
- 12 medium chopped onions
- 12 - green bell peppers
- 12 - red bell pepper
- - several ribs chopped celery or celery seed
- 2 quarts cider vinegar
- 2 - 3 pounds sugar, sweeten to your taste
- - hot pepper, to your taste (you may leave this out if you don't want it hot)
- 6 tablespoons mustard seed
- 1 tablespoon ground cloves
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- - tumeric
- - ***you can, of course, leave any of the spices out you don't like
How To Make green tomato chow-chow
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Step 1Chop vegetables, sprinkle with salt and let stand overnight, drain well before cooking. Add spices and cook 30 - 40 minutes. Have jars and flaps sterilized. Fill jars, leaving about a 1/4 inch head space. Seal. **It would be easy to 1/2 the recipe if you don't have enough of the ingredients to make the whole recipe.
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Diet:
Vegetarian
Category:
Spreads
Ingredient:
Vegetable
Culture:
American
Method:
Canning/Preserving
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