Green Tomato Relish
- Title
- Green Tomato Relish
- Subject
- green tomatoes
- red peppers
- green peppers
- onions
- salt
- sugar
- cider vinegar
- cinnamon
- turmeric
- mustard
- flour
- Description
- Green Tomato Relish
This recipe makes 6 pints and you'll wish it
made more. Put the following ingredients through
a food chopper, using a medium blade:
12 pounds green tomatoes
5 red peppers
6 green peppers
6 onions
Sprinkle thoroughly with 1/2 cup salt. Let stand
overnight. Drain thoroughly.
Add:
5 cups sugar
1-1/2 quarts cider vinegar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Simmer slowly for 1 hour. Mix together:
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon mustard
2 tablespoons flour
Stir into the mixture and cook 15 minutes
longer, stirring from time to time to prevent stick-
ing. Pack into hot, sterilized jars and seal at once.
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# Green Tomato Relish
## Ingredients
- 12 lbs green tomatoes
- 5 red peppers
- 6 green peppers
- 6 onions
- 1/2 cup salt
- 5 cups sugar
- 1-1/2 quarts cider vinegar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp mustard
- 2 Tbsp flour
## Instructions
1. Put the green tomatoes, red peppers, green peppers, and onions through a food chopper using a medium blade.
2. Sprinkle thoroughly with 1/2 cup salt. Let stand overnight. Drain thoroughly.
3. Add the sugar, cider vinegar, and ground cinnamon. Simmer slowly for 1 hour.
4. Mix together the turmeric, mustard, and flour.
5. Stir into the mixture and cook 15 minutes longer, stirring from time to time to prevent sticking.
6. Pack into hot, sterilized jars and seal at once.
*Makes 6 pints.* - Creator
- Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka
- Source
- RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)
- Date
- 1950s
- Rights
- Personal/Family
- Format
- Typed recipe card
- Identifier
- RCA0006-20260609-0107
- Coverage
- Oregon, US
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Citation
Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka, “Green Tomato Relish,” Recipe Card Archive, accessed November 11, 2026, https://recipecardarchive.com/items/show/1490.