On 1-Mar-2014, Brooklyn1 > wrote:

> "l not -l" wrote:
> >ImStillMags wrote:
> >>barbie gee wrote:
> >> >Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
> >> >
> >> > I'm curious to know what "chow chow" is.
> >>
> >> Chow Chow is a cabbage based relish. It is one of many great Southern
> >> relishes. It is used wherever a relish is called for.
> >>
> >> I love chow chow or my own hot pepper relish on pinto beans and ham
> >> hock
> >> over rice or cornbread.
> >
> >I sure wish I had the recipe for my granny's Green Tomato Relish.
>
> Maybe like this... there are infinite variations... and all recipes
> can be altered to suit:

Very true; that is how we got to the too mushy version. Perhaps the next
time around we'll try a little alum to crisp things up a bit