Grandma's Old-fashioned Sweet Relish

Submitted by Gayle M

"This is scrumptious. It is my Grandma Florence's, and she called it "Hamburger Relish". Simple and easy, I can it in pints and give it for Christmas. I've never found any as good."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 11 pints

ingredients

• 4 quarts ground cucumbers
• 1 quart ground onion
• 4 cups ice cubes
• 5 tablespoons sea salt
• 6 cups vinegar
• 6 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons turmeric
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons mustard seeds

directions

1. Combine cukes, onions, ice and salt.
2. Let stand for 2 hours,.
3. then drain.
4. Mix the next 6 ingredients in a large pot.
5. Bring to a boil, add ground cuke mixture, and cook for 20 minutes, or until it begins to thicken.
6. While still hot, seal in sterilized jars.
7. As far as preparation time, I use Grandma's old hand grinder, so I'm sure it would be much faster with a motorized food grinder.

Reviews

[yedenmatka]

Thank you Gayle!!!! I did tweek this a wee bit but kept mostly to the recipe. I cut back just a tiny bit on the cukes and added a red bell and some hot peppers. The spices in this recipe are perfect. This is sooooooo good. I haven't even tried it cold yet, just snitched a spoonful from the pan as it was cooking so I know it's gunna be one of the best relishes I've ever made. My family will be thanking you as well as soon as they get their "I love you" jars.

 

[Motheroflittle]

This is really good! It was easy to make with few ingredients. I love it in tuna salad. I never buy sweet pickle relish now that I have this. Its great in potato salad as well as on hot dogs or sandwiches. It stores very well ,I made 1/2 pints. It would make a nice gift. I did use a food processer and I will be making this again. Thanks for the recipe Grandma!