Grand Scale Zucchini Relish

Total Time: 14 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• 10 cups minced zucchini
• 5 cups minced onions
• 1 cup diced celery
• 3 green peppers, diced
• 2 red peppers, diced
• 1 cup pickling salt
• 6 cups sugar
• 5 cups vinegar
• 3 tablespoons celery seeds
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 2 teaspoons turmeric

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl, combine zucchini, onions, celery and peppers.
• 2 add salt and toss to mix. set aside for 12 hours or overnight.
• 3 drain veggies in large colander. rinse thoroughly and drain again. press a bowl down on top of veggies to force out as much liquid as possible.
• 4 in large non-reactive pot or kettle, combine sugar, vinegar, celery seed, cornstarch, mustard and tumeric.
• 5 mix well. add veggies and bring to rolling boil.
• 6 reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, until thick.
• 7 pack into hot pint jars.
• 8 process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes (sea-level); 15 minutes (high elevations).