Sweet Zucchini Relish

Yield: makes 6 qts.

Ingredients

• 10 cups zucchini
• 4 cups onions
• 1 green pepper
• 1 red pepper or pimento
• 3 tbsp. salt
• 2¼ cups cider vinegar
• 2½ c. sugar
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. celery seed
• 1 tsp. Nutmeg
• 1 tsp. Tumeric
• 2 tbs. cornstarch

Directions

1. measure after ground
2. Add 3 tbsp. salt let stand over night. Drain + rinse in cold water. Drain well.
3. Cook for 30 minutes. If too thin dissolve 2 tbs. cornstarch in cold water + cook till thick.

Timing

• let stand over night; Cook for 30 minutes; cook till thick

Temperature

• rinse in cold water; dissolve cornstarch in cold water; cook till thick

Equipment

• grinder or grating/chopping tool, measuring vessels, overnight container, draining and rinsing equipment, cooking pot, and stirring utensil

Arwilda’s edits

Arwilda’s note: Changed “4½ cups sugar” to “2½ c.”. Writer cut sugar amount down because original amount was too sweet for us.