Chow Chow

Ingredients

• One-fourth of a peck of green tomatoes
• i^ of a peck of white onions
• i^ of a peck of pickling string beans
• i dozen large, green peppers
• i large head of cabbage
• i pound box of mustard
• i^ of a pound of white mustard seed
• I ounce of celery seed
• ^ ounce of turmeric
• ^ ounce of cinnamon
• 4 tablespoonfuls of black pepper
• 2 pounds of sugar

Method

1. 1

   Chop the vegetables, remove the seeds from the peppers, sprinkle each layer with salt, let it stand over night, then strain and rinse in clear water.

2. 2

   Put in a porcelain kettle a layer of vegetables and a layer of spices; cover with the best cider vinegar and boil 20 minutes.

3. 3

   Can be used immediately.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Delicate dishes (1896), page 53. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHOW CHOW. One-fourth of a peck of green tomatoes, i^ of a peck of white onions, i^ of a peck of pickling string beans, i dozen large, green peppers, i large head of cabbage, i pound box of mustard, i^ of a pound of white mustard seed, I ounce of celery seed, ^ ounce of turmeric, ^ ounce of cinnamon, 4 tablespoonfuls of black pepper, 2 pounds of sugar

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