Judy's Sweet Zucchini Relish

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 10 cups coarsely chopped zucchini, do not peel the zucchini
• 4 cups chopped onions
• 4 tablespoons salt
• 2 1/4 cups vinegar
• 2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon turmeric
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 6 cups sugar
• 2 cups chopped celery
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl, stir the chopped zucchini, chopped onion and salt together. let the mixture stand overnight. transfer to a colander to drain. rinse under cold water. squeeze out the excess water and place the mixture in a large stock pot.
• 2 stir in the vinegar, celery seed, black pepper, nutmeg, turmeric, cornstarch, and sugar. bring the mixture to a very low boil, reduce heat and cook gently for 30 minutes. add the chopped celery and chopped bell pepper. cook for an additional 30 minutes.
• 3 spoon the relish mixture into pint jars and process in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes. this recipe yields 7-1/2 pints of relish.