Three pints of sweet relish, four pints of bread & butter pickles and another pumpkin pie kept me in the kitchen for a few hours today. I used up all my garden cukes, and the jars are a wee bit skimpy on pickles, so I probably should have just canned three pints and packed them more fully. Oh well, too late now.
Three of us taste tested the ketchup I made yesterday, and it was really good! It didn't separate or get watery, the color was pleasing, and it was a bit sweeter than store bought ketchup.
That thirty-some pounds of tomatoes will just have to wait until tomorrow. I've done enough for one day!
Sweet Pickle Relish
Yield: about 4 pints
4 cups chopped cucumbers
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped sweet green pepper
1 cup chopped sweet red pepper
1/4 cup salt
3 1/2 cups sugar
1 Tablespoon celery seed
1 Tablespoon mustard seed
2 cups cider vinegar
Combine cucumbers, onions, green and red peppers in a large bowl; sprinkle with salt and cover with cold water.
Let stand 2 hours. Drain; rinse and drain thoroughly
Combine sugar, spices and vinegar in a large saucepot. Bring to a boil. Add drained vegetables; Return to boil and simmer 10 minutes.
Pack hot relish into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch head space. Remove air bubbles. Adjust two-piece caps. Process 10 minutes in a boiling-water bath.
Yield: about 4 pints
4 cups chopped cucumbers
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped sweet green pepper
1 cup chopped sweet red pepper
1/4 cup salt
3 1/2 cups sugar
1 Tablespoon celery seed
1 Tablespoon mustard seed
2 cups cider vinegar
Combine cucumbers, onions, green and red peppers in a large bowl; sprinkle with salt and cover with cold water.
Let stand 2 hours. Drain; rinse and drain thoroughly
Combine sugar, spices and vinegar in a large saucepot. Bring to a boil. Add drained vegetables; Return to boil and simmer 10 minutes.
Pack hot relish into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch head space. Remove air bubbles. Adjust two-piece caps. Process 10 minutes in a boiling-water bath.
That relish looks excellent, I am definitely trying that recipe once I do some up. Veggies can certainly keep you busy this time of year.
ReplyDeleteDan, I'll put the recipe on my blog. It's slightly changed from that old zucchini relish recipe.
ReplyDeleteDan, I just added the recipe to the end of this blog. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe, I like the sounds of the cider vinegar!
ReplyDeleteDan, I like the cider vinegar so much better than white. Even when it calls for white, I use cider...like in the ketchup recipe I just made. I made Mr. H some dill relish, and used white. It has a nasty astringent taste to me, so the next batch will be made with cider vinegar. It does make dill pickles a slightly off color, but I don't find that bothersome.
ReplyDeleteOy! I should think you've done enough for one day! You deserve a break.
ReplyDeleteAnother productive day in AG's kitchen! Good work. The garden is doing you proud with the tomato production. I miss my central Washington garden's tomatoes, melons, peppers, and cucumbers. Such a challenge over here to get a decent hot weather crop harvest.
ReplyDeleteSB, When? There was dinner, and dishes, and clean the kitchen floor for the second time today because I (accidentally) threw the canning funnel half way across the room and got sticky sweet pickle juice all over....
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KitsapFG, even Mr. H's brother, from Soap Lake, was envious of the tomatoes!
Great harvest! You just put me to shame with how much you get done.
ReplyDeletei watered my plants today. that was enough work for me. you'd run circles around me!
ReplyDeletetomorrow i do plan on harvesting my first eggplant and grilling it, then topping it with some homemade pesto and bruschetta. (that's if i feel like it.) :P
Stefaneener & Kelli, believe me, the laundry is piling up and the tomatoes are not going to wait for me much longer! I'd love to be outside in my garden during this cooler weather, but I'm in the kitchen playing catch up.
ReplyDeleteYum! As always, you are such an inspiration to me. :)
ReplyDeleteHidinginmygarden, that makes me smile :-)
ReplyDeleteTHIRTY POUNDS OF TOMATOES???????
ReplyDeleteWhat are you trying to do to me??
I can't get ONE out of this cold cold place...........
Ack! Send me one, will ya??? Oh, my kingdom for a BLT!! Luscious, luscious sandwich.
Sue, guess what I get to do this morning....cook 28-1/4 pounds of tomatoes (we ate the big one last night). And then I must pick more. I hate to tell you this, girl, but I tallied up the poundage on them last night and....not sure you can handle this...112 pounds.
ReplyDeleteGranny, that relish sounds yummy, maybe it will be the next thing to get canned in my house! I love all the recipes you post, and of coarse what you cooked for dinner. What do us housewifes have to dream about all day other than food?!? ;)
ReplyDeleteLOL, Kelly...Maybe when I get all these tomatoes and cucumbers canned, I'll have time to cook again! With hot weather, fall planting and abundant veggies to take care of, our meals lately have left a lot to be desired. Can we say "Hamburger Helper"?
ReplyDeleteA great site Annie. I shall definitely try out your Pumpkin Pie recipe - in Rngland we never really know what to do with them except make Halloween lanterns or soup! I shall definitely be returning here regularly. Johnson
ReplyDeleteJOHNSON, thank you, and welcome to my blog! My grandchildren are upset that I have pumpkins in August rather than October! They are much more excited about Jack 'O Lanterns than pumpkin pies.
ReplyDelete112 pounds of tomatoes?
ReplyDeleteGranny how many tomato plants do you have?
Thanks for sharing the relish recipe. Just made 2 loaves of Pat's Zucchini Bread recipe. Pretty good!
Toni, I just tore out three diseased plants, so I think I have 24 left. They are really giving me a lot of tomatoes, and some of them are over 1-1/2 pounds!
ReplyDeleteYou rock, granny! This was exactly the recipe for sweet pickle relish I was looking for, as it does a small batch.
ReplyDeleteGlad to help, EG...I just love the stuff! I just made some extra sweet bread & butter pickles that I really like, too. I wish I'd found the recipe earlier!
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