dixie hot relish

• • 2 cups finely chopped hot peppers

  • 1 sm head chopped cabbage

  • 2 cups chopped onions

  • 2 cups chopped sweet red peppers

  • 2 cups chopped sweet green peppers

  • 1/2 cup salt

  • 3/4 cup sugar

  • 3 tbsp mustard seed

  • 2 tbsp celery seed

  • 1 qt vinegar

  • 5 cups chopped tomatoes

  • 3 - 8 0z cans tomato paste

Dissolve salt in 2 quarts cold water. Pour over chopped vegetables and let stand for 1 hour. Drain. (if too salty, drain and rinse again). Add vegetables, sugar and spices to vinegar; simmer 20 minutes, bring to boiling. Pack, boiling hot into jars leaving 1/8" head space.

Jeffrey Cowgill 2010