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Brynwood Needleworks - Saturday Canning
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The local farmer's markets are back in full swing again, and Shelly's garden is yielding some whopper zucchini. She gave us some of her harvest, and we opted to can more of our favorite relish. (The recipe is in Marisa McClellan's book, Food In Jars.)
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Brynwood Needleworks - Zucchini and Pepper Relish
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The two large "zukes" weighed in at a whopping six pounds each! My job was to grate the veggies the recipe wanted grated (zucchini and onion), and Handsome chopped the red, yellow, and green bell peppers. My big Cuisinart™ food processor was a life saver for that task!
So, I cut and grated twelve pounds of zucchini, and then grated seven huge sweet onions, while Handsome chopped his way through twenty two peppers. The rest of the ingredients were added, as called for, into my big Kilner jam pot, and the relish was processed in batches.
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Brynwood Needleworks - 26 Pints of Delicious
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After about seven hours, Handsome and I took the last jars out of my electric Ball jar canner. We ended up with twenty six (26) pint jars filled with this deliciousness.
In case you're wondering, we use this relish on all kinds of sausages (brats, Italian, hot dogs...) and hamburgers. Actually, it's so darn good that we even put some into a dish on snack trays. It's tasty on top of crackers and cheese!
Our ancient apple tree has been tossing fruit for about a week, too. Handsome and I sorted through all of them, and ended up with fifteen gallons of usable apples. Guess what we're doing today. I'll give you a hint...
(Applesauce)
After the dogs are fed...and I get a cup of morning coffee.
