re: Chow chow recipes?

This is what I did last year.

Chow Chow Recipe:

30 green tomatoes
10 banana pepers
8 green bell peppers
8 red bell peppers
8 jalapeno peppers
5 large yellow onions
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3 Tablespoons pickling salt or Kosher salt
1 pint white vinegar
1 pint apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons dry mustard
1.5 Tablespoon cinnamon
1.5 Tablespoon allspice
5 bay leaves
2 cups sugar



Rough chop the tomatoes then pulse a few times in the processor. Deseed the peppers, quarter them and the onions and pulse a few times in the food processor. Put all this goodness together in a colander and let drain for a bit.

Put the lower ingredients in a nonreactive pot to make your pickling liquid and bring to a low boil whilst stirring frequently to incorporate everything.


Strain your pickling liquid. Then add the whole shooting match to a nonreactive pot and simmer it for a while. Fill your jars to 1/2" below the rim, lid and seal and put in a water bath for about 10 minutes. I think this made 17 pints last year.