Lyndas Favorite Zucchini Hot Dog Relish Recipes

THE BEST RELISH I'VE EVER HAD

Steps:

• Grate the cucumbers and onions into a large bowl using the large holes of a box grater. Sprinkle the pickling salt over the top. Cover tightly, and allow to rest at room temperature overnight.
• Squeeze as much liquid as possible out of the cucumber mixture; set aside. Whisk together the sugar, flour, turmeric, ginger, and celery seed. Heat the vinegar and water in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat. Whisk in the sugar mixture until smooth. Stir in the cucumber mixture. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Sterilize the jars and lids in boiling water for at least 5 minutes. Pack the relish into the hot, sterilized jars, filling the jars to within 1/4 inch of the top. Run a knife or a thin spatula around the insides of the jars after they have been filled to remove any air bubbles. Wipe the rims of the jars with a moist paper towel to remove any food residue. Top with lids, and screw on rings.
• Place a rack in the bottom of a large stockpot and fill halfway with water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then carefully lower the jars into the pot using a holder. Leave a 2 inch space between the jars. Pour in more boiling water if necessary until the water level is at least 1 inch above the tops of the jars. Bring the water to a full boil, cover the pot, and process pint jars for 10 minutes.
• Remove the jars from the stockpot and place onto a cloth-covered or wood surface, several inches apart, until cool. Once cool, press the top of each lid with a finger, ensuring that the seal is tight (lid does not move up or down at all). Store in a cool, dark area.

SWEET ZUCCHINI RELISH

Steps:

• In a large container, combine the zucchini, onions, peppers and salt. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Drain; rinse and drain again., In a stockpot, combine the sugar, vinegar, cornstarch and seasonings; bring to a boil. Add zucchini mixture; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until slightly thickened, 12-15 minutes. Remove from the heat., Carefully ladle hot mixture into hot 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 15 minutes in a boiling-water canner. Refrigerate remaining relish for up to 1 week.

HOT ZUCCHINI RELISH

Steps:

• 1. Wash zucchini by spraying with white vinegar and rinsing in clean water.quarter long ways or make small enough to fit in your food processor chute. Using your food processor shredding attachment blade shread all your zucchini. Depending on the size of your zucchini will be how much you will have. I measure mine by pushing down hard and packing it in a measuring cup. I also add just a cup or two more depending on how much I have ground up. Set aside in a large bowl, I use a large plastic Tupperware bowl. I sprinkle a Tablespoon of my canning salt on the zucchini at this time.
• 2. With same food processor shredding blade on(I don't even wash or rinse it here) shred your onions and then after washing and taking the seeds out of your bell peppers shred them just like the zucchini. Put the shredded onions and shredded bell peppers in the same bowl with the shredded zucchini and sprinkle the other 2 Tablespoons of canning salt over them. You can also mix it at this point if you want. Then cover and place bowl in the refrigerator over night or at least 3 hours.
• 3. When ready to process take your veggie mixture out and place it in a colander. Wash the mixture several times in cold water to remove the salt. Then squeeze out as much water as you can from the veggies and set aside.
• 4. In a large stainless steal stock pot or kettle put your apple cider vinegar and sugar and all your spices EXCEPT the Clear-Jel.You will use the Clear-Jel later in recipe Bring mixture to a boil stirring to dissolve sugar. I usually boil it for about five minutes and then put in the zucchini mixture, when the spice and zucchini mix gets hot I take out about a cup of the liquid and mix in the Clear- jel with a whisk.If you have a large amount of liquid I suggest you use the 6 Tablespoons of Clear-Jel. I don't like my relish "juicy" so I always use the 6 Tablespoons. When the clear-jel is mixed I return the mixture back to the veggie mixture stir and heat it all thru about 5 minutes or so. At this point I also have my Boiling water bath canner on the stove and heating the water to boiling. I also have my lids and rings in hot water in a pan on low and my clean sterilized jars in the oven heating at 200 degrees.
• 5. Ladle or spoon relish mix into jars and use a wooden spoon handle press down inside the jars to get out all the air bubbles from the jars. Leaving 1/4 inch head space, wipe jar rims with a vinegar/water paper towel or dish cloth to remove sticky residue, place caps on jars and rings finger tip tight. Which is after you feel resistant 1/4 more turn. If you tighten the rings too tight they will buckle while processing. After you have filled all your jars place them in your Boiling water bath canner make sure water is at least one inch above your jars and when water starts to bubble and boil set your timer to 15 minutes. After 15 minutes shut off heat and take lid off canner wait 5 minutes before removing jars. Take a large sauce pan to hold under the jar you are removing from the canner just in case when the jar hits the cold air it could break and spill the HOT liquid over your feet. We did have one jar break yesterday and I was glad we had the kettle under it. Remove jars with a jar lift and place jars on towel to cool on a counter leaving at least 2 inches between jars and DO NOT tighten bands after taking jars out of bath this will break your seal. You should hear the ping as the jars are cooling telling you the jar is sealed. If after 24 hours you can push down on the top of the lid and it pops back up the jar is NOT sealed just put that jar in the fridge to use. If the jars are sealed you should remove the bands/rings and wash jars in mild luke warm soapy water rinse in cool water, dry and place on your canning shelf.

LYNDA'S FAVORITE ZUCCHINI HOT DOG RELISH

Steps:

• 1. Grind 10 cups of zucchini and place in large pot (with a lid). Add the salt and garlic salt. Cover with cold water and soak overnight. (I add lots of ice cubes and place pot in a cool place. If not, put it in the fridge!)
• 2. The following morning, drain and rinse well in a large colander. Return to pot and add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil and then simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Seal in jars while the relish is very hot.
• 3. Place jars in canning pot and cover with water. Boil the submerged jars for at least 15-20 minutes to make sure seals are airtight. Remove jars from canning pot with tongs and place on a towel in your sink until they cool (this prevents jars from cracking).
• 4. After opening a jar of relish, store opened jars in the fridge!