Fagor Cookbook Cookbook - Sweet Pickle Relish

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SWEET PICKLE RELISH

Servings: 4 pints

Headspace: 1/2 inch

Time: 20 minutes / high pressure setting

Ingredients

1 bell pepper-, cored, seeded, and washed 

3 cups cucumbers-, finely chopped 

3 cups green tomatoes-, peeled & finely chopped 

3 cups cooking onions-, peeled & finely chopped 

1/4 cup salt (non-iodized) 

1 1/2 teaspoon mixed pickling spice 

1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper 

1 cup sugar 

3/4 cup cider vinegar-, 5% acidity 

Directions 

Prepare peppers, cucumbers, green tomatoes, and onions. Place in a large crock or deep bowl, 

mix all together, then sprinkle with salt. Place in the refrigerator and let stand overnight; Drain 

vegetables, then place them in a large pot. Make a spice pack by loosely tying spices in a piece 

of very thin white cloth or gauze. Add spice pack to vegetables in pot. Begin cooking on medium 

heat. Lower heat and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove spices. Add 

sugar, cayenne pepper, and vinegar; Simmer for 5 to 10 more minutes. Ladle into jars leaving 

1/2 inch of headspace. Cap and seal. Place in a canner with  2 to 3 inches of hot water. 

Process for 20 minutes/high pressure setting. 

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