Chow Chow

Ingredients

• half a peck of green tomatoes
• one large head of white cabbage
• six large cucumbers
• one bunch of celery
• one large white onion
• add half a cup of salt
• add two quarts of the best cider vinegar
• half a pound o( granulated sugar
• half an ounce each of turmeric
• one ounce of ground mustard seed

Method

1. 1

   Chop all vegetables and mix with salt.

2. 2

   Let stand overnight.

3. 3

   Drain, wash, and mix with vinegar and spices.

4. 4

   Cook for 30 minutes, then bottle and seal.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 20 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Rural cook book (1907), page 119. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Chow Chow. — Wash thoroughly and chop without paring half a peck of green tomatoes; chop fine one large head of white cabbage; pare and chop six large cucumbers ; clean thoroughly and cut into small dice one bunch of celery and finely chop one large white onioiL Mix all together, add half a cup of salt and let stand over night Clean 100 tiny pickles and fifty small silver-skinned onions ; put into separate jars, cover with strong salt water and let them stand over night The next morning drain the first mixture thoroughly, wash off the pickles and onions and wipe dry. Chop tine one large red mango pepper. Put ail together into a preserving kettle, add two quarts of the best cider vinegar (dilute somewhat if very strong), half a pound o( granulated sugar, half an ounce each of turmeric and celery seed, one ounce of ground mustard seed

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