GRANDMA'S CHOW CHOW RECIPE

• 1 **** FOODIEWINO gave me a recipe and then my great aunt gave me my great grandmother
• 4 large green tomatoes... diced in big chunks
• 1 large onions, course cut
• 1 medium head cabbage
• 1/4 cup salt
• 1/2 tsp tumeric (THIS IS FROM FOODIE)
• 2 tbsp pickling spices .... in a square of cheese cloth tied off
• 2 small hot peppers ... can use less or more
• 3 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 3 bell peppers in rainbow colors

1. ***** prep the night before...
2. cut up all veggies... seed bell pepper ... cut into course peices..
3. put mixture in air tight storage container.
4. sprinkle with 1/4 cup salt and place in fridge over night...
5. the next day there should liquid in bottom of bowl...
6. I pour into colander and thoroughly rinse OFF ALL THE SALT!!!...
7. leave sit in colander for about 30 minutes to drain ...
8. veggie mixture must have no liquid on it.
9. pour vinegar in a stock pot.
10. add sugar, spice bundle, veggie mixture, tumeric.
11. LAY HOT PEPPERS ON TOP.... bring to a roaring boil.... add more vinegar if you need to and let cook for another hour.
12. stir occassionally or until cabbage and tomatoes are tender.
13. fill a cannery stock pot about 2/3 full.... let the water get hot..
14. remove spice bag and hot peppers from cabbage mixture.
15. put jars in hot water to sterilize ... about 10 mins
16. spoon chow chow into sterile jars.... leaving approximately 1/2" of room in the top of the jar; seal with flat lid and put on ring lid.. do not over tighten.
17. put filled jars in hot water bath .... leave them there for 10 minutes .... slight boil...
18. **** I have a pair of jar tongs that I got at Walmart ....
19. take them and let cool on a clean towel.on the counter.
20. at this point tighten the outer ring of the jar.

green tomatoes, onions, head cabbage, salt, tumeric, pickling spices , peppers, sugar, apple cider vinegar, bell peppers

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/358144-grandmas-chow-chow-recipe (may not work)