Nanny Nicholson's Chow Chow

• 1/2 cup salt
• 7 lbs cabbage
• 7 lbs cucumbers
• 7 lbs green tomatoes
• 5 lbs onions
• 15 large bell peppers
• 1 lb hot pepper
• 1 tsp black pepper

Chop fine and let set an hour. Squeeze and drain thoroughly.

Place in enamel pans to be cooked. Add to this mixture:

• 4 cups sugar
• 4 cups vinegar
• 2 cups water
• 1 small box mixed pickling spices (or use recipe below)

Place on stove and let simmer for an hour, do not boil. When mixture turns a whitish color and reaches the boiling point put in sterilized jars and seal. This makes about 25 pints.

For the pickling spice:

• 1 part cinnamon
• 1 part ginger
• 1 part allspice
• 1 part clove
• 1 part mustard seed
• 1 part dill seed
• 1 part celery seed
• 1 part bay
• 1 part hot red pepper (optional)
• 1/2 part turmeric

Combine all ingredients. If you use about 2 teaspoons of each spice and 1 teaspoon of turmeric, the amount would be about right for this Chow Chow recipe.