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Pickled green tomato relish

By William Schafer, University of Minnesota Extension Food Technologist, emeritus

Reviewed by Suzanne Driessen, University of Minnesota Extension educator, 2012.

Recommended Processes

Boiling water bath
Pints, 10 minutes

Note: Processing times and pressures in this publication are for Minnesota altitude ranges.

Ingredients

  • 10 lbs. small, hard green tomatoes
  • 1½ lbs. red bell peppers
  • 1½ lbs. green bell peppers
  • 2 lbs. onions
  • ½ cup canning or pickling salt
  • 1 qt. water
  • 4 cups sugar
  • 1 qt. vinegar (5%)
  • 1/3 cup prepared yellow mustard
  • 2 Tbsp. cornstarch

Yield: About 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 (refer to "Pickled Pepper-Onion Relish" for how to sterilize jars) with hot relish, leaving a ½-inch headspace. Adjust lids and process.

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