Chow Chow
2 qts. chopped cabbage
1 qt. chopped green tomatoes
6 large onions, chopped
3 sweet red peppers, chopped salt
2 lbs. sugar
4 tablespoons dry mustard
3 tblsp. white mustard seed
1½ tablespoons celery seed
½ tablespoon ginger vinegar to cover (about 8 cups)
1 tablespoon cloves
Put each kind of vegetable into a separate bowl and sprinkle a small amount of salt over each. Let stand 4 hours. Press juice from each vegetable and combine. Mix the dry ingredients and rub into a paste by using a small amount of vinegar. Then add all the vinegar and heat to boiling. Put in the vegetables and cook slowly for 20 minutes. Pack in sterile jars and seal. Cover jars with boiling water and simmer for 15 minutes. Makes 2½ quarts.