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Sweet Relish
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Sweet & Hot Relish

Ingredients

  • 4 cups unpeeled cucumber remove seeds if not a seedless variety
  • 2 large onions
  • A variety of mild peppers. About 2 large bell peppers worth
  • 1 or more hot peppers to taste
  • 2 tbs salt
  • 1.5 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup cider or distilled vinegar
  • 1 tbs mustard seeds

Instructions

  • ➡️ Bring the vinegar, sugar, salt and mustard seeds to a boil, turn off
  • ➡️ Roughly chop the vegetables and process in a food processor to your desired consistency
  • ➡️ Strain the vegetable mush thru a kitchen towel and press out most water
  • ➡️ Retain the water to get the relish to the right consistency later
  • ➡️ Add the strained vegetables to the brine. Bring back to a simmer and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • ➡️ Adjust moisture level to your likeing by using the retained water.
  • ➡️ Fill into jars
  • ➡️ If you're not using the relish within 2 weeks or so, process the jars in a water bath for 10 minutes.