Sweet & Spicy Relish

Yellow Dot Hot Dog Relish

3½ lbs cucumbers, (8 cups, shredded)       

2 cups onion, finely chopped

¼ cup canning salt

Sprinkle onion and cucumbers with salt and add enough cold water to cover; let stand at room temperature for 2 hours.  I did not brine the cucumbers in ice water or salt water overnight this time.  Fresh picked out of the garden and processed.

1½ cup cider vinegar

½ cup red wine vinegar (only because I didn’t have enough cider vinegar)

2¾ cups sugar

½ tsp celery salt (only because I was out of celery seed)

2 Tbsp ground mustard

1 Tbsp mustard seed

1 Tbsp red pepper flakes

1 tsp ground turmeric

Drain and rinse, drain and rinse, drain and rinse cucumber mixture.  Bring vinegar, sugar, celery salt, ground mustard, mustard seed and turmeric to a boil.  Add cucumber/onions and red pepper flakes and return to a boil.  Reduce heat slightly and simmer 15 minutes, stirring often until mixture begins to thicken; spoon into hot sterilized jars, and process in boiling water bath for ten minutes.  Yield:  4 pints 

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