California Chow-Chow

Ingredients

• 18 green tomatoes
• Yi cup salt
• 8 cucumbers
• 2 quarts vinegar
• 5 dozen small green onions
• i cup brown sugar
• I pound green string-beans
• 2 tablespoons turmeric powder
• I cauliflower
• 4 tablespoons mustard seed
• I bunch celery
• 3 chopped red peppers
• i tablespoon pepper

Method

1. 1

   Dice tomatoes, celery, and cucumbers; skin onions and remove tops; cut beans and separate cauliflower into flowerets.

2. 2

   Put all vegetables in a crock, sprinkle with salt, and let stand for twenty-four hours.

3. 3

   Drain liquid.

4. 4

   Heat vinegar with sugar and spices to boiling, add vegetables, and cook until tender.

5. 5

   Pack in clean, hot jars and seal.

As published

This recipe was extracted from New Delineator recipes. (1929) by Delineator Home Institute, page 97. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CALIFORNIA CHOW-CHOW 18 green tomatoes Yi cup salt 8 cucumbers 2 quarts vinegar 5 dozen small green onions i cup brown sugar I pound green string-beans 2 tablespoons turmeric powder I cauliflower 4 tablespoons mustard seed I bunch celery i tablespoon cloves 3 chopped red peppers i tablespoon pepper

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