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"The tradition of Italian cooking is that of the matriarch. This is the cooking of grandma. She didn't waste time thinking too much about the celery. She got the best celery she could and then she dealt with it."--Mario Batali

Chow Chow Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3 large heads of cabbage
5 gal.bucket green tomatoes
6 large onions
1 lb. carrots
2 each green and red bell peppers
4 cups sugar
2 T. pickling spices, wrapped in cheese cloth
2 qts. vinegar
salt
Directions:
Directions:
1. Grind together all vegetables and mix in ½ cup salt.
2. Let set over night.
3. The next morning squeeze handfuls to get rid of the excess liquid.
4. Boil together the sugar, pickling spices, and vinegar in a large pot.
5. Once boiling rapidly add the vegetable mixture.
6. Return to a boil and continue boiling until it changes color - turns darker. That could be as much as 2 hours.
7. Watch closesly and stir often to avoid scorching the mixture. .
7. Put into sterilized jars and seal.

 

 

 

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