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Too much Zucchini!

Favorite Relish Recipes
from My Old Recipe Books

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Who doesn't like relishes? Below are some recipes from my old recipe books. Relish is a great way to use veggies that are leftover at the end of the gardening season. My favorite relish to make is a Green Tomato Relish.

Simple Cucumber Relish

15 lbs. cucumbers
12 sm. or med. onions
2 green or red peppers

Add small handful of salt to ground mixture and let
stand overnight. Next morning, drain.

Put in large kettle.
1-1/2 tsp. turmeric
1 tsp. mustard seed
1 tsp. celery seed
1 qt. vinegar
7 c. sugar

Pour over ground vegetables. Bring to boil;
simmer 30 minutes and can hot.

- Don't forget to make some  So-Good Hot Dog Relish this year!
- Here's a recipe for Mixed Pickle Relish


How to Make Celery Relish

1 1/2 cups chopped celery
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon mustard
1/4 cup vinegar

Mix ingredients in order given. Cover and let stand in a cold place one and one-half hours. Drain off the liquid before serving. When preparing celery include some of the small tender leaves.

- Here's a recipe for canned Sandwich Spread
- Compare it with this recipe for Sandwich Spread

Relishes with Tomatoes Recipes!

Stone Jar Pickled Tomato Relish

3 pints tomatoes, peeled and chopped
4 tablespoons salt
6 tablespoons sugar
1 cup chopped celery
6 tablespoons mustard seed
4 tablespoons chopped red pepper
1/2 teaspoon clove
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
4 tablespoons chopped onion
1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
2 cups vinegar

Mix ingredients in order given. Put in a glass or stone jar and cover. This uncooked mixture must stand a week before using, but may be kept a year.
Also see Canning Green Tomatoes

Ripe Tomato Relish

12 tomatoes
1 cup onions
1 cup celery
1 cup green peppers
1/4 cup salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
2 cups vinegar

Cook about 1 hour or until it gets thick. Can.
Recipe from a 1982 church cookbook

- Also here's a recipe for canned Apple Tomato Relish
- Compare it with this Apple Tomato Relish Also here's an Apple Relish recipe.

- And check out this Last of the Garden Relish with this Last of the Garden recipe.

- Here's a recipe for Piccalilli Relish. It uses green tomatoes.

Relishes with Beets Recipes!

Beet Relish Recipe

1 cup chopped cold cooked beets
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons grated horseradish root
2 teaspoons powdered sugar
1 teaspoon salt

Mix ingredients in order given. Canned beets may be used in place of fresh ones, and bottled horseradish if of strong flavor and well drained. This is delicious served with cold meat or fish.

- Also see this recipe for Uncooked Beet Relish

Relishes with Cabbage Recipes!

Vegetable Relish 7 in 1

Canning relishes1 cup canned green beans, cut
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup raw carrots, chopped
1 cup sweet green or red peppers, chopped
1 cup onions or 1 cup cabbage
1 cup white sugar
1 cup vinegar

Heat in vinegar and chill. This will keep for several days or you may can.
(from a 1982 church cookbook)

- This recipe is for Sweet Chow Chow and uses cabbage, red and green peppers.

Uncooked Relish Chopped

1 pint sweet red peppers
1 pint sweet green peppers
1 quart cabbage
1 pint white onions
4 tablespoons mustard seed
2 teaspoons celery seed
4 cups sugar
1 quart vinegar
5 tablespoons salt
2 or 3 hot peppers, if desired

Put each vegetable through food chopper using coarse blade. Drain water from vegetables. Measure vegetables after chopping. Mix all ingredients and let stand overnight. Next morning pack in jars.

- Here's a recipe for Red and Green Pepper Relish

- This Lindberg Relish recipe uses cabbage, carrots, peppers, and onions.

- And also see this recipe for Corn Relish

Zucchini Relish

10 c. zucchini (about 5 lb.)
4 lg. onions
4 lg. green bell pepper
4 lg. red bell pepper
2 1/2 c. cider vinegar
4 c. sugar
2 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. turmeric
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
2 tsp. celery seed
1/4 tsp. pepper

Grind all above vegetables and sprinkle with 1/2 cup salt. Let set overnight. In morning, rinse and drain well with cold water. Mix the following ingredients: Bring to a boil in a large pot. Add vegetables and simmer 30 minutes. Spoon into jars. Seal.

Also see other recipes with Zucchini

More Old Time HomeCanning Recipes!

Canning Recipes Index
Canning Dill Pickles
Canning Fruit
Canning Grapes and Grape Juice
Canning Green Tomatoes Recipes
Canning Jams, and Preserves
Canning Jellies and Marmalades
Pickled Vegetables Recipes
Canning Relishes
Canned Sweet Pickles and Refrigerator Pickle Recipes
Russian Salt Pickles
Russian Salt Cabbage and other Recipes

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