Chowchow Pickle Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 medium-size cauliflower | ||
| Carrots | 3 Large, thinly sliced | |
| White onions | 12 Small | |
| Cucumbers | 3 Large | |
| Green peppers | 2 Large | |
| Red peppers | 2 Large | |
| Celery | 2 Cup (16 tbs), thinly sliced | |
| White vinegar | 3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Water | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Mustard seeds | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Curry powder | 2 Teaspoon | |
Directions
1. Wash cauliflower; trim leaves; and core; separate into tiny flowerets (you should have about 5 cups). Cook in boiling salted water in a large saucepan 1 minute; drain.
2. Boil carrots in salted water in large saucepan 3 minutes; drain.
3. Pour boiling water over onions in small bowl; let stand 1 minute; drain. Peel off skins; halve.
4. Pare cucumbers; slice 1/4-inch thick. Halve and seed green and red peppers; slice 1-inch thick.
5. Combine with prepared cauliflower, carrots, onions, cucumbers and celery in a large kettle.
6. Combine vinegar, water, sugar, salt, mustard seeds and curry powder in a medium-size bowl; stir until sugar is dissolved.
7. Pour vinegar mixture into kettle with vegetables. Bring to boiling.
8. Ladle into 5 hot, sterilized, pint jars to within 1/4 inch of rim. Process in hot-water bath 20 minutes. Label; date; store in a cool, dry place.
2. Boil carrots in salted water in large saucepan 3 minutes; drain.
3. Pour boiling water over onions in small bowl; let stand 1 minute; drain. Peel off skins; halve.
4. Pare cucumbers; slice 1/4-inch thick. Halve and seed green and red peppers; slice 1-inch thick.
5. Combine with prepared cauliflower, carrots, onions, cucumbers and celery in a large kettle.
6. Combine vinegar, water, sugar, salt, mustard seeds and curry powder in a medium-size bowl; stir until sugar is dissolved.
7. Pour vinegar mixture into kettle with vegetables. Bring to boiling.
8. Ladle into 5 hot, sterilized, pint jars to within 1/4 inch of rim. Process in hot-water bath 20 minutes. Label; date; store in a cool, dry place.
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