Relish is one of those weird things... I never seem to use it, yet when you can't... you keep realizing how much stuff you stick it into. I knew I'd have to make some, but making a lot seemed like a waste, since I'm pretty sure I've had my half-full bottle for a few years. I found a recipe that seemed easy enough to make smaller, and I did a 1/6th recipe and the pint jar above shows you how much I got. It's not that fussy, so approximate measurements seemed ok. Here is the whole recipe so you can split it however you want.
6 cups cucumber, finely diced (small cucumbers work best, less seeds)
3 cups onions finely diced
2 cups chopped celery
1 1/2 chopped green peppers
1 chopped sweet red pepper
1/4 cup salt
1L cold water
Put all these ingredients together and let stand overnight. Drain well.
Add:
1L white vinegar
3 cups sugar
2 1/2 tsp celery seed
2 1/2 tsp mustard seed
(I didn't have either of these in the house, so I threw in some picking spice)
Heat to boiling, simmer 10-15 minutes. Seal in hot jars. (I didn't bother sealing because I only made half a jar. It'll last fine in the fridge.)
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