Name: Amish Chowchow
Cook time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 cup onions, chopped; 2 cup cucumbers, sliced and unpeeled; 2 cup sweet peppers, chopped; 2 cup white cabbage, chopped; 2 cup green tomatoes, chopped and unpeeled; 2 cup lima beans; 2 cup green beans, cut; 2 cup carrots, sliced; 2 cup celery, chopped; 2 tablespoon celery seed; 1 1/2 tablespoon mustard seed; 4 cup cider vinegar; 2 cup water; 4 cup sugar; 1/4 cup ground turmeric

Amish Chowchow

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Chowchow, regional mixed vegetable relish, is a family favorite in Pennsylvania and the Southeast. This Amish sweet cucumber relish is full of vegetables like green tomatoes. Chowchow relish is a delicious treat.

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Cooking Time20 min

Ingredients

2 cups onions, chopped
2 cups cucumbers, sliced and unpeeled
2 cups sweet peppers, chopped
2 cups white cabbage, chopped
2 cups green tomatoes, chopped and unpeeled
2 cups lima beans
2 cups green beans, cut
2 cups carrots, sliced
2 cups celery, chopped
2 tablespoons celery seed
1 1/2 tablespoon mustard seed
4 cups cider vinegar
2 cups water
4 cups sugar
1/4 cup ground turmeric

Instructions

Soak cucumbers, peppers, cabbage, onions and tomatoes in salted water overnight. Use 1/2 cup salt for each quart of water.
Cook lima beans, green beans, carrots and celery until barely tender, likely less than 10 minutes. Drain all vegetables well.
Mix soaked and cooked vegetables with celery seed, mustard seed, cider vinegar, sugar and turmeric. Bring to boil, lower heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
While hot, place is sterilized jars and seal at once.

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BeckySue

Apr 06, 2016

Yes, this seems odd, but I've been looking for an odd relish exactly like this, since I keep seeing odd relishes and slaws and sauces on Diner's Drive Ins, and Dives. I happen to love lima beans, so that's no problem for me, but I'm just going to use regular green and purple cabbage.

simonne

Oct 22, 2012

Where does the 2 cups of water fit in?

BeckySue

Apr 06, 2016

The 2 cups of water must be the water you cook them in when the recipe says "bring to a boil." The other water that's part of the brine says the salt to quart of water ratio, so that can't be the 2 cups of water since it's listed as quarts.

PSaunders57 642631 8

Sep 02, 2012

How much does this make in pints? I remember having something similar when I was young.

CreativityGoddess

Jul 26, 2011

Hi Member 17255 - We have updated the recipe to include the amount of onion needed. As far as the celery is concerned, that is what the original recipe calls for. You could always change the quantity according to taste. Hope this helps! -The editors of RecipeLion

Member 17255

Jul 25, 2011

Don't see the quantity for the onion. Also 2 cups of celery and 2 T celery seed seems like a lot.

Recipe Warrior

Feb 04, 2011

@sandrakay - Let us know how this recipe turns out if you make it using cauliflower instead of beans! - RecipeLion Editors

sandrakay

Feb 04, 2011

Thanks _ I wasn't thrilled with the lima beans- and the cauliflower sounds like a good idea.

Master Editor

Jan 10, 2011

Hello Member 14380, Thanks for commenting and thanks for the interesting information. Cheers!

Member 14380

Jan 10, 2011

Here in the United Kingdom, this traditional preserve is called Piccalilli, but instrad of the cabbage, we use cauliflower florets, and we dont put in Lima beans.