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Chicago Hot Relish

Source of Recipe

Darlene Summers (recipezaar)


Recipe Introduction

original poster notes: THIS is my Husbands Recipe,He makes lots of this every summer,As our girls lOVE IT and So do We.It is sooooo Good with Ham & beans,And Fried Taters.mmmmmmm, Also good on Hot Dogs and many other things.

List of Ingredients

8 quarts ripe tomatoes
6 hot green chiles/peppers
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup salt


2nd DAY
2 cups chopped celery (not ground)
2 tbl. mustard seeds
1 quart vinegar
6 cups sugar



Recipe

1. Chop first 4 ingredients (not Salt) add salt And Mix well.
2. Put in cheesecloth and hang over drip pan,over night. (throw out juices)
3. ~INTHE MORNING~Add Celery,Mustard seed, Vinegar,& Sugar.
4. Mix Well & Can without cooking. First wash jars well, then scald jars and lids and put the cold relish in the hot jars and put the hot lids on. The jars will Not POP & Seal! But the salt, vinegar, and sugar will preserve this relish for up to 6 months,(If it lasts that long at your house, It doesn't at ours).