Pear Relish

Ingredients

• 1 gallon hard pears, coarsely ground
• 14 gallon sweet onions, coarsely ground
• 14 red and green peppers
• 4 hot peppers, coarsely ground
• 114 cups salt
• 2 quarts vinegar
• 1 tablespoon turmeric
• 3 tablespoons white mustard seed
• 3 tablespoons celery seed
• 5 cups white sugar

Method

1. 1

   Mix well and add salt.

2. 2

   Let stand overnight.

3. 3

   Next morning, put in bag and drain.

4. 4

   Rinse mixture 3 times and squeeze dry.

5. 5

   Cook syrup for 10 minutes.

6. 6

   Add ground mixture and let simmer for 10 minutes.

7. 7

   Pour in hot jars and seal.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Quaker recipes (1954) by High Point Friends Meeting. Woman's Auxiliary, page 45. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

PEAR RELISH 1 gallon hard pears, coarsely 14 red and green peppers ground (sweet), coarsely ground 14 gallon sweet onions, 4 hot peppers, coarsely ground coarsely ground Mix well and add 114 cups salt. Let stand over night. Next morning put in bag and drain. Rinse mixture 3 times and squeeze dry. Mix the following for syrup: 2 quarts vinegar 1 tablespoon turmeric 3 tablespoons white mustard 5 cups white sugar seed 3 tablespoons celery seed

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