Southern Sweet Chow Chow

Description

Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group

Ingredients

Vegetables

• 2 quarts shredded cabbage
• ½ cup sweet onions, chopped fine
• ½ cup chopped green or red bell peppers (optional)
• 2 tbsp salt

Vinegar-sugar-spice mixture

• 2 cups vinegar
• 1½ cups sugar
• 2 tsp dry mustard
• 1 tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp celery seeds
• 2 tsp mustard seed

Directions

Vegetables

1. Combine chopped vegetables and sprinkle with salt.
2. Let stand 4 to 6 hours in the refrigerator.
3. Drain well.
4. Combine the following ingredients and simmer 10 minutes.
5. Use a pot large enough to put the vegetable mix in later.

Vinegar-sugar-spice mixture

1. Add vegetables to vinegar-sugar-spice mixture and simmer another 10 minutes.
2. Bring to a boil.
3. Then pack, boiling hot, into clean, heated canning jars, leaving only a ⅛ inch head space.
4. Place canning lids and rings on jars and tighten.
5. I usually turn the jars upside down so that all the heat is on the seals.