Homemade Relishes (Tomato Apple Chutney & Red and Green Pepper Relish)

Ingredients

• 12 chutney large ripe tomatoes
• 12 chutney large apples
• 8 chutney medium onions
• 2 chutney large green peppers
• 2 cup chutney golden raisins
• 4 tsp chutney salt
• 4 cup chutney light brown sugar
• 1½ quart chutney vinegar
• ⅓ cup chutney mixed pickling spices
• 12 pepper relish sweet red peppers
• 12 pepper relish green peppers
• 15 pepper relish medium onions
• 1 bunch pepper relish celery
• 3 pint pepper relish vinegar
• 1¾ cup pepper relish sugar
• 3 tbsp pepper relish salt

Method

1. Tomato Apple Chutney: Chop fine the tomatoes, apples, onions and green peppers. Combine with the raisins, salt, sugar and vinegar. Tie the spices in a cheesecloth bag; add. Boil 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove the spice bag. Ladle boiling hot into 12 hot, sterilized half-pint jars. Seal at once as directed by the jar manufacturer. Cool; label.
2. Red and Green Pepper Relish: Wash the peppers; remove cores and seeds. Peel the onions. Wash the celery; remove leaves. Put these vegetables through the fine knife of a food chopper. Cover with boiling water; let stand five minutes; drain well. Repeat, letting stand 10 minutes; drain well. Add the remaining ingredients (vinegar, sugar, salt). Boil 15 minutes. Ladle boiling hot into 12 hot, sterilized half-pint jars. Seal at once as directed by the jar manufacturer. Cool. Label.

Notes

By Beth Merriman, Parade Food Editor. Together these two recipes fill 24 half-pint jars.

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