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Thousand Island Relish
12 x quarter-litre (½ US pint / 8 oz / 250 ml) jars
Course
Condiments
Cuisine
Canadian
Keyword
Cucumber, Mustard
Prep Time
1
hour
hour
Cook Time
50
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
50
minutes
minutes
Servings
12
quarter-litre (½ US pint / 8 oz / 250 ml) jars
Calories
16
kcal
Ingredients
3
kg
cucumber
(6 pounds / 6 large, before prep)
1
kg
onion
(2 lbs / 6 large, before prep)
150
g
red bell pepper
(finely chopped. Measured after seeding, chopping. 1 cup / 1 large / 5 oz)
150
g
green bell pepper
(finely chopped. Measured after seeding, chopping. 1 cup / 1 large / 5 oz)
4
tablespoons
pickling salt
(OR non-bitter, non-clouding salt sub)
½
cup
flour
(2.5 oz / 70 g)
3
tablespoons
mustard powder
1 ½
teaspoons
turmeric
1 ½
teaspoons
mustard seed
1 ½
teaspoons
celery seed
250
ml
water
(1 cup / 8 oz)
750
ml
white vinegar
(5% or higher. 3 cups / 24 oz)
700
g
sugar
(white. 3 cups / 24 oz.)
Metric
-
US Customary
Instructions
Wash, peel and seed the cucumber and chop it finely.
Put in very large pot or bowl.
Peel and chop the onion finely; add to bowl.
Wash, seed and chop the peppers finely; add to bowl.
Sprinkle the salt over the vegetable mixture .
Pour enough cold water over the mixture to cover it; mix with your hands or a sturdy spoon.
Let stand, covered, for 1 to 2 hours, then drain well.
In a very large heavy pot, mix together the dry ingredients: the flour, mustard powder, turmeric, mustard seed, and celery seed.
Now add in the wet ingredients gradually, stirring to make a sauce: the water, the vinegar and the sugar OR the liquid stevia.
Add in the drained veg, stir.
Put pot on stove burner, bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer and simmer uncovered for about 30 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
Pack hot into quarter-litre (½ US pint / 250 ml / 8 oz) jars.
Leave 2 cm (½ inch) headspace.
Debubble, adjust headspace.
Wipe jar rims.
Put lids on.
Process in a water bath or steam canner.
Process filled jars for 10 minutes; increase time as needed for your altitude.
Best after at least a month of jar time.
Nutrition
Serving:
2
g
|
Calories:
16
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
2.9
g
|
Protein:
0.5
g
|
Fat:
0.2
g
|
Sodium:
2
mg
|
Fiber:
0.5
g
|
Sugar:
1.2
g