Southern Sweet Pickle Relish

Name: Southern Sweet Pickle Relish
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h 20 min
Total time: 10 h 20 min
Yield: 6 pints
Ingredients: 4 cups ground cucumbers, unpeeled; 1 1/2 cups ground green bell peppers; 3 cups finely diced celery; 1/4 cup salt; 3 1/2 cups sugar; 2 cups white vinegar; 1 teaspoon celery seed; 1 teaspoon mustard seeds; 6 teaspoons chopped dill (optional)

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Recipe by Diana Adcock

A basic, sweet pickle relish recipe for canning.

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READY IN: 10hrs 20mins

YIELD: 6 pints

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

4

cups ground cucumbers, unpeeled
1 ¹⁄₂

cups ground green bell peppers
3

cups finely diced celery
¹⁄₄

cup salt
3 ¹⁄₂

cups sugar
2

cups white vinegar
1

teaspoon celery seed
1

teaspoon mustard seeds
6

teaspoons chopped dill (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Combine all veg in a large bowl, sprinkle with salt, add water to cover and let stand for 5 hours.
Drain well and press out remaining liquid.
Combine remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
Stir until sugar is dissolved.
Stir in veg and simmer for 10 minutes.
Pack into clean hot jars leaving 1/2 inch head space.
Process 10 minutes in a boiling water bath at altitudes up to 1000 feet.

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