Sweet Zucchini Relish

Preferred 2 1/2-cup sugar and nutmeg recipe

Clear Tote revised two-sided card

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 changes

  • Changed “4½ cups sugar” to “2½ c.”

Frances Rogaski mustard recipe

Frances Rogaski two-sided card as given to Randy Yell

From FRANCES ROGASKI's as given to Randy Yell.

Yield: Make - 6-7 pts

Ingredients

  • 10 cups ground zucchini
  • 4 cups ground onion
  • 1 green pepper ground
  • 1 red pepper or a pimento ground.
  • 3 Tablespoon salt
  • 2 1/2 cups cider vinegar
  • 4 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp celery seed
  • 1 tsp mustard
  • 1 tsp turmeric

Directions

  1. Combine first 4 ingredients: add salt and let stand overnight.
  2. Drain and rinse in cold water. Drain well add remaining ingredients (start with 2 1/2 cups sugar. Add enough sugar to sweeten to taste.
  3. Cook 20 minutes. If to thin dissolve 2 tbsp cornstarch in cold water and cook until thickened.

Timing: overnight; 20 minutes

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Arwilda’s changes

  • Added “Sweet Zucchini Relish”

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Ingredients

  • sugar, Rum, corn starch, and Zucchini, all without quantities

Directions

  1. sugar and Rum never fail
  2. To add corn starch.
  3. Do not peel Zucchini (unless) skin is tough.

Notes

  • Very good!

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Sugar

Clear Tote revised two-sided card
Original 4 1/2 cups, explicitly cut to 2 1/2 cups because it was too sweet for us.
Frances Rogaski two-sided card as given to Randy Yell
Ingredient list gives 4 1/2 cups; method says start with 2 1/2 cups and add enough to sweeten to taste.

Cider vinegar

Clear Tote revised two-sided card
2 1/4 cups cider vinegar
Frances Rogaski two-sided card as given to Randy Yell
2 1/2 cups cider vinegar

Mustard or nutmeg

Clear Tote revised two-sided card
1 teaspoon nutmeg
Frances Rogaski two-sided card as given to Randy Yell
1 teaspoon mustard

Main cook duration

Clear Tote revised two-sided card
Cook for 30 minutes.
Frances Rogaski two-sided card as given to Randy Yell
Cook 20 minutes.

Yield

Clear Tote revised two-sided card
makes 6 qts.
Frances Rogaski two-sided card as given to Randy Yell
Make 6-7 pts

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