I made my traditional chow chow yesterday and I thought maybe you girls might want the recipe. This uses up all those green tomatos that the frost is about to ruin...

3 large onions
5 green tomatoes, stem ends removed
6 green peppers (I use the red for color)
2 cups green beans
2 cups cauliflower broken into small flowerets
2 cups fresh corn kernals
1/4 cup pickling salt
3 cups sugar
2 cups vinegar (white)
1 Tablespoon mustard seed
1 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
3/4 teaspoon tumeric

Using course blade of food processor, grind onions, green tomatoes, and green peppers. In a large bowl combine ground vegtables, beans, cauliflower and corn. Sprinkle with salt and let stand overnight. (As you can see I don't grind my vetables except the tomatos) I just cut them up corn kernal sized)

Rinse and drain, Combine sugar, vinegar, mustard seed, celery seed, tumeric and 1 cup water; pour over vegtables in a large pot. Bring to a boiling; then allow to boil gently 6 minutes.

Ladle into hot sterized jars, leaving a 1/2 inch headspace. Adjust lids to just hand tighten,( not real tight). Place into a water bath and process in boiling water bath 15 minutes (20 minutes for reno's altitude) It makes 6 pints or so.

Oh by the way four of these are already gone! LOL! Hubby must have taken them to work to share...

Yummy, that sounds good.

Thanks Patti!
I personally can't eat it. (Diverticalitus) But I used to love it. Hubby enjoys it so I make it for him and a couple friends who would scream if I didn't give them a jar or two. They always make sure I have green tomatos. LOL!

I am thinking I will make myself some beet relish. I love pickled beets. :~) And it is pretty much a taste like that.

Aw, yourChow chow is so PRETTY too!

Thanks carrieann! That is why I don't grind up the veggies like they asy to do.

Hubby said a man at his work (who doesn't like pickled things) offered him twenty bucks for a jar after tasting it. LOL! It did come out good this year, according to hubby that is. The only thing I did differently was to extend the cooking time by 5 minutes and I bought all the ingredients that morning, so everything was super fresh.

The Chow Chow sounds great....when I am able to get green tomatoes, I will certainly make it...There was a mention of Beet salad...or pickled beets...could you post the receipe? Thanks

Sure I will! Thanks for asking. These two recipes are from the better homes and gardens canning book circa 1973.

That looks so good

thanks for the recipe!! Made green tomato pickles last night.

Know this is a late post, but wondering, do you put your spices in loose or in a bag? Everytime I use tumeric, I come out with odd colored yellow relish. Your jars are beautiful to look at and I'm sure delicious to eat.