Pickled green tomato relish

1 Recipe

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
10poundsSmall, hard green tomatoes
poundsRed bell peppers
poundsGreen bell peppers
2poundsOnions
½cupCanning or pickling salt
1quartWater
4cupsSugar
1quartVinegar (5 percent)
cupPrepared yellow mustard
2tablespoonsCornstarch
1,001 - 6,000 ft: 10 min.
Above 6,000 ft: 15 min.

Directions

Yield: 7 to 9 pints

Procedure: Wash and coarsely grate or finely chop tomatoes, peppers, and onions. Dissolve salt in water and pour over vegetables in large kettle. Heat to boiling and simmer 5 minutes. Drain in colander.

Return vegetables to kettle. Add sugar, vinegar, mustard, and cornstarch. Stir to mix. Heat to boil and simmer 5 minutes. Fill sterile pint jars with hot relish, leaving ½-inch headspace. (For more information see "Jars and Lids").

Adjust lids and process according to the recommendations in Table 1.

Table 1. Recommended process time for Pickled Green Tomato Relish in a boiling-water canner.

Style of Pack: Hot. Jar Size: Pints. Process Time at Altitudes of 0 - 1,000 ft: 5 min.

======================================================= === * USDA Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539 (rev. 1994) * Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias