Piccalilli Relish

cider vinegar

🥗Healthier: white vinegar

💰Cheaper: distilled vinegar

White vinegar is less expensive and has a similar acidity.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Brown sugar offers a similar sweetness at a lower cost.

Harvest green tomatoes from the garden, ensuring they are firm and mostly green with minimal blushing.

Cut the green tomatoes into large pieces for processing.

Hand chop the red and green bell peppers, ensuring they are not pulverized, for color in the relish.

Rough chop the large onion and add it to the pan with the other vegetables.

Process all the vegetables in a food processor, pulsing until they are medium chopped, not liquefied.

Add the chopped vegetables to a pan on the stove.

In a separate bowl, combine 1 cup of brown sugar, 1 cup of white sugar, and 1 cup of vinegar.

Add 1 1/4 teaspoons of salt and the spices (1/8 teaspoon each of cloves, nutmeg, and allspice) to the sugar and vinegar mixture.

Stir the brine mixture until well combined and the sugars are dissolved.

Pour the brine over the chopped vegetables in the pan and stir to combine.

Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.

Once boiling, reduce heat and let simmer for 10-15 minutes, allowing flavors to meld.

Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature before canning.

Transfer the relish to sterilized jars and seal tightly for storage.

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