Corn Relish
Arwilda kept two different recipes with this title.
Eight-cup pepper and curry recipe
Decorative Recipe Tin two-sided card
Ingredients
- 8 C corn kernels (about 14 ears)
- 1 tsp curry
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 2 C sweet red & 2 cups green pepper
- 1 tsp celery seed
- 1 C onion, with sliced crossed out
- 4 C vinegar
- 1 C sugar
- salt
- 3 T. mustard
- 1/4 C flour
- 1/2 C. water
Directions
- Boil corn on the cob 10 minutes
- Cut corn from cob. Measure out 8 cups.
- Mix
- Boil 15 Min
- COMBINE
- COMBINE heads the mustard, flour, and water list; then mix all ingredients and boil 3 min
- Pack into hot sterilized jars
Timing: 10 minutes; 15 Min; 3 min
Temperature: multiple boiling steps and hot sterilized jars
Equipment: corn-boiling vessel, knife, measuring cups and spoons, relish pot, mixing utensil, and sterilized jars
Notes
- a small phrase resembling chopped finely appears above the crossed spice line
Nine-ear cabbage and turmeric recipe
Mrs. Growson Kellogg Recipe Box card
Ingredients
- 9 ears corn.
- 3 red peppers
- 3 Green peppers
- 1 medium Cabbage
- 2 Onions
- 1½ tbls mustard
- 1 teasp of tumeric
- little salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 pt vinegar
- cold water
Directions
- Blanch corn 2 min. dip in cold water and cut from cob.
- Grind peppers, onions & Cabbage. Add other ingredients and cook ½ hr.
Timing: 2 min.; ½ hr.
Temperature: cold water
Compare the cards
Corn and vegetables
- Mrs. Growson Kellogg Recipe Box card
- 9 ears corn, 3 red peppers, 3 green peppers, 1 medium cabbage, and 2 onions.
- Decorative Recipe Tin two-sided card
- 8 cups corn from about 14 ears, 2 cups sweet red pepper, inserted 2 cups green pepper, and 1 cup onion; no cabbage.
Spices, vinegar, and thickener
- Mrs. Growson Kellogg Recipe Box card
- 1 1/2 tablespoons mustard, 1 teaspoon tumeric, a little salt, 1 cup sugar, and 1 pint vinegar; no flour paste.
- Decorative Recipe Tin two-sided card
- Curry, pepper, celery seed, salt, 1 cup sugar, 4 cups vinegar, plus 3 tablespoons mustard, 1/4 cup flour, and 1/2 cup water.
Cooking and jar handling
- Mrs. Growson Kellogg Recipe Box card
- Blanch corn 2 minutes, cool in cold water, grind vegetables, add remaining ingredients, and cook 1/2 hour; no jar instruction is included.
- Decorative Recipe Tin two-sided card
- Boil corn 10 minutes, boil relish 15 minutes, combine with mustard-flour-water paste and boil 3 minutes, then pack into hot sterilized jars.
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