Title

Garden Relish

Subject

cucumbers

onions

carrots

red peppers

green peppers

pickling salt

white vinegar

sugar

mustard seed

celery seed

Description

Card 1 Front:
Garden Relish YIELD 8 PINTS
6 c. ground cucumbers
3 c. ground onions
3 c. ground carrots
3 c. ground red & green peppers
3 T. pickling salt
4 c. white vinegar
4 c. sugar
1 T. mustard seed
1 T. celery seed
Sprinkle ground vegetables with salt, let stand 4 hrs. Drain.
Add vegetables to sugar, vinegar & spices. Simmer 1/2 hr.
Put in boiling hot pint jars & seal.

Card 1 Back: blank

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# Garden Relish

*Yields 8 pints*

## Ingredients

- 6 cups ground cucumbers
- 3 cups ground onions
- 3 cups ground carrots
- 3 cups ground red & green peppers
- 3 Tbsp pickling salt
- 4 cups white vinegar
- 4 cups sugar
- 1 Tbsp mustard seed
- 1 Tbsp celery seed

## Instructions

1. Sprinkle ground vegetables with salt; let stand 4 hours. Drain.
2. Add vegetables to sugar, vinegar, and spices. Simmer 1/2 hour.
3. Put in boiling hot pint jars and seal.

## Editor's Notes

- **"ground"** vegetables — refers to coarsely ground or finely chopped vegetables, likely processed through a meat grinder or food processor, which was common practice for relish-making in this era.

Creator

Barb Washburn

Source

RCA0009 - From Loan Ledger to Kitchen: The Barb Washburn Collection (Family)

Date

1960s

Rights

Personal/Family

Format

Typed recipe card

Identifier

RCA0009-20260629-0044

Coverage

Washington, US Wisconsin, US