I don’t eat hotdogs for just any relish though, it has to by my Mom’s. I try to make sure that I always have a back up jar in the cupboard because it’s a sad day when I go to retrieve the relish from the fridge and find that the jar has been scraped bare. If I’m at home I need only run downstairs to the fruit cellar where there’s usually a glorious stack of relish jars, begging to be popped open. If I’m away, I try to hold back the tears. A sad day indeed.
Mom’s Zucchini Relish
5 zucchini
3 large cucumbers, peeled and seeded
8 green tomatoes, peeled and seeded
6 onions
3 sweet red peppers, seeded
3 apples and/or peaches, peeled and cored
1 small cabbage, cored
¼ cup pickling salt
6 cups cider vinegar
8 cups white sugar
2 T mustard seeds
1 T dry mustard
2 T celery seed
1 T turmeric
¾ cup flour with enough additional vinegar to make a smooth paste
Put first 7 ingredients into a food processor fitted with a shredding blade to grate. You’ll have to do this in stages and have a big bowl to put everything into.
Combine with pickling salt and allow to sit overnight. Drain well.
In a large pot combine the drained veg with the rest of the ingredients except for the flour and extra vinegar. Bring to a boil and then simmer 20-25 minutes.
Add the flour paste and boil for 5 minutes, until thick, stirring constantly.
While hot, pour into sterilized jars and seal.
Makes 8-9 pints.
18 comments:
Boiled hotdogs are just plain wrong. Zucchini in a relish could be good though.
Aww, what a heartwarming sentiment :) Thanks for sharing-- and for sharing the recipe, hee :) (oh, I am so glad these have sugar. It's the only relish I can eat.)
I'm not as hotdog-prejudiced, but yeah, boiled wieners are inferior...
Your mother's zucchini relish beats my mother's hands down! My mother went through a stage where she put zucchini in everything....without much thought as to the outcome. So there were a lot of culinary disasters!
It's precisely those foods in the fridge that make us feel connected to home. I remember opening my grandmother's fridge and finding all sorts of jars of things there -- and whenever I see those things, relishes and pickles, I think of her.
This sounds great! I am just afraid to can. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
It's funny, my nostalgic memory is boiled hot dog with mashed potatoes! We didn't have relish where I grew up, so it was a totally new thing when I came to the US (and I freaking love it).
Family recipes are the best. This relish would for sure jazz up a hot dog!
I think I'd love this relish. Family recipes are so special.
I was never really a relish fan until the last few years. I bet it is amazing homemade and makes for the best hot dogs ever!
I'm the same way -hot dogs must be drowning in relish, and ketchup. I'd never heard of zucchini relish before but it looks delicious!
I've never heard of zucchini relish before. but it makes sense! I wonder what other kinds of squashes could be used for relish.
Great ingredients, looks so colourful!
I can't remember the last time I had a hot dog but dang, I would have one just to eat the relish. This one looks really interesting to me.
What an awesome mom you have. Making relish for you to take with you is so sweet. Love in a jar.
My Mom makes relish just like that and it is great for all of the reasons that you mentioned!
Moms' recipes are always the best. Zucchini relish looks good!
I'm going to try this.
Sounds delicious.
This relish sounds delish - do you think I could do it with ripe tomatoes? We don't see green ones in NZ too often - maybe I need to grow my own.
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