Blue Ridge Sweet Red Pepper Relish

• 12 large sweet red peppers
• 12 small yellow onions
• 12 small Golden Delicious apples
• about 3 qt. boiling water
• 2 1/2 c. cider vinegar
• 2 1/2 c. cold water
• 2 1/2 c. sugar
• 4 tsp. pickling salt

1. Core, seed and chop red peppers medium - coarse.
2. Peel and chop onions medium - coarse.
3. Peel, core and chop apples, medium coarse. Place vegetables and apples in large enamel or stainless steel pot. Pour in just enough of the boiling water to cover.
4. Let stand 15 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, combine vinegar, cold water, sugar and salt in medium-sized enamel pan.
6. Bring to boiling; stir to dissolve sugar. Lower heat, simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes.
7. Drain vegetable-apple mixture well.
8. Return to same pot.
9. Pour in vinegar mixture.
10. Bring to full, rolling boil.
11. Put in pint jars after cooking thoroughly and seal (about 20 to 30 minutes).
12. Eat on hot dogs and hamburgers. Also on green beans.

sweet red peppers, yellow onions, golden delicious apples, boiling water, cider vinegar, cold water, sugar, pickling salt

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=997421 (may not work)