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Chow-Chow

Description:
If you're going to serve fresh vegetables, you need to have some chow-chow on hand.
Recipe Type:	Other
Servings:	Makes 6-8 pints
Ingredients:
1 medium Alabama-grown cabbage, chopped 6 medium Alabama onions, chopped 6 Alabama green peppers, chopped 6 Alabama sweet red peppers, chopped 1 quart Alabama-grown green tomatoes, chopped 1/4 cup kosher or canning salt 2 tablespoons prepared mustard 6 cups vinegar 21/2 cups sugar 11/2 teaspoon ground turmeric 1 teaspoon ground ginger 2 tablespoons mustard seeds 1 tablespoon mixed whole pickling spices
Directions:
Combine vegetables and mix with salt. Cover and let stand overnight. Drain.  Mix mustard with a little vinegar in a pot; add remaining vinegar, sugar and spices. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add vegetables and simmer for 10 minutes. Continue simmering while packing one jar at a time. Make sure liquid covers the vegetables. Process in boiling water bath for 5 minutes at 212 degrees.