Sweet Pickle Relish

• 6 lbs. (8 large cucumbers) not peeled, with seeds removed
• 2 hot peppers, seeds removed
• 2 red peppers, seeds removed
• 4 green peppers, seeds removed
• 2 lbs. onions

Chop very fine or chop in blender. Let stand overnight in hot brine of 1/2 gal. (2 qts.) hot water and 1/3 cup coarse salt.

In the morning, rinse and drain well. Add 1 tblsp. tumeric, 2 tlbsp. mustard seed, 1 tblsp celery seed, 1 qt. white vinegar, 6 cups white sugar.

Boil together all ingredients and thicken with 3 heaping tblsp cornstarch. Put into hot sterilized jars and seal.

From: Ruth Smith, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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