"The Joneses" > wrote in message
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> Carla Gilliss wrote:
>
>> Chow Chow
>>
>> Ingredients
>>
>> Green Tomatoes - 12 cups/3 litres
>> Onions, diced - 6 cups/1.5 litres
>> Green Pepper, finely chopped - ½cup/125ml.
>> Red Peppers, finely chopped - ½cup/125ml.
>> Salt - ½cup/125ml.
>> Vinegar - 4 cups/1 litre
>> Water - 3 cups/750ml.
>> Pickling Spice - ½cup/125ml.
>> Sugar, white - 2 cups/500ml.
>> Method
>>
>> Wash, stem and dice tomatoes. Add onion and peppers Sprinkle with salt.
>> Cover and let stand several hours or over night.
>> Drain brine from vegetables. Rinse well. Place in large kettle and cover
>> with vinegar-water mixture.
>> Put pickling spice in cheese cloth bag. Immerse in vegetable mixture.
>> Cook
>> over medium heat until vegetables are soft and clear. Add sugar to taste.
>> Continue cooking for one hour. Remove spice bag. Pour into sterilized
>> jars.
>> Number of portions: 6-8
>
> Carla, how long do you boiling water bath this one? I like the look of it.
> Might be a good way to use up excess tomatillos. They are a considered a
> weedy
> sort of plant here, but they produce nicely and are tasty.
> Edrena

I tend to just follow the recipe and "Cook over medium heat until vegetables
are soft and clear" and "continue cooking for one hour"...I find that my
stove isn't the best and that I have to cook it a little bit longer