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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Corn Relish

This was originally posted. in July of last year. It is well worth a re-post. This is what I made yesterday. The corn I got from David this morning was picked while I watched. I'm a good watcher. It was really to beautiful to be used in a humble relish. But there is plenty more for frying and corn on the cob.

There is nothing like having a pretty dish of Corn Relish on your Thanksgiving Day table. This recipe calls for cabbage, but if your want to make it without cabbage, substitute 1 cup chopped celery for cabbage. Add 1 clove garlic, minced. Follow recipe. I make it both ways. This batch I used cabbage since we were overrun with them this year.

This is not nearly as hard to make as it looks.

Corn Relish
about 6 pints
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2 quarts cut cooked corn (about 18 ears)
1 quart chopped cabbage (about 1 small head)
1 cup chopped onion (about 1 medium)
1 cup chopped sweet green peppers (about 2 small)
1 cup chopped sweet red peppers (about 2 small)
1 to 2 cups sugar (I use 1)
2 tablespoons dry mustard
1 tablespoon celery seed
1 tablespoon mustard seed
1 tablespoon salt ( Kosher)
1 tablespoon turmeric
1 quart vinegar
1 cup water

Combine all ingredients in a large saucepot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Pack hot relish into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Adjust two-piece caps. Process 15 minutes in a boiling-water canner.

4 comments:

  1. i really should do more canning. after peeling tons of peaches and canning them, it put me off the task for a while. but canning things like this is really quite easy. i would love this with cabbage!

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  2. I've never canned - this is ridiculous! - I should start - this relish sounds so delicious!
    Mary

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  3. we always have a jar of this on the go,, both of us were raised with this and green tomato relish, beet pickles on the table.We also use a sweet tomato relish my mum called chili sauce with meat and cheese.Old fashioned, the best kind.I will give yours a go,, its different than our recipe,,

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  4. I use to make this years ago, we loved it on hamburgers.

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