Mrs. Mercer’s Zucchini Relish
I am always giving zucchini away because it just grows like crazy. My neighbors mother will make up this relish from time to time that is just delicious. I use it to make the best tartar sauce in the world amongst other things. One day she sent me the recipe. So as not to ever forget it, I am posting it here for me and the world to use:
- 12 cups ground zucchini – yellow squash or cucumbers
- 4 cups ground onions
- 2 large red peppers or pimento, ground
- 2.5 cups vinegar
- 5 cups sugar
- 1 tbsp. ground dry mustard
- 3/4 tsp nutmeg
- 3/4 tsp tumeric
- 1.5 tsp celery seed
- 1tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tbps corn starch
- 5 tbsp salt
Put zucchini, onions through grinder. Mix well with 5 tbsp salt. Let stand overnight and then rinse with cold water. Drain well in colander.
In a large kettle, mix the 8 remaining ingredients and cook till it starts to thicken (though it won’t thicken much at all). Then add ground ground vegetables and mix and cook slowly for 30-45 mins.
Add to hot jars and seal.