Aunt Bettye Sues Dixie Relish Recipes

AUNT BETTYE SUE'S DIXIE RELISH

Steps:

• Remove the seeds from the jalapenos and chop really fine (wear gloves and open a window or door for ventilation, if needed). Chop all other vegetables. Dissolve canning salt in 1 gallon of water. Soak all chopped vegetables in the salt water mixture overnight.
• The next day, drain vegetables well. While the veggies are draining, bring 1/2 gallon vinegar (minus 1 cup kept in reserve) to a boil with the sugar. Add drained vegetables and cook 10 minutes.
• While vegetables cook, stir together the 1 cup reserved vinegar, mustard, pepper, mustard seed, flour, turmeric and celery seed. Add to the vegetable mixture and cook 5 more minutes.
• Pour the hot mixture into hot sterilized jars. Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

CRANBERRY & KUMQUAT RELISH

Steps:

• In a 4 quart sauce pan, heat honey, cinnamon sticks and ginger to boiling. Add chopped kumquats and simmer until just soft.
• With a slotted spoon, remove the kumquats and the cinnamon sticks. Discard the cinnamon sticks.
• Add cranberries to honey mixture in sauce pan and cook until the cranberries burst.
• Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice and. Stir kumquats back into the mixture and spoon it into jars.
• Refrigerate.