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This recipe calls for a box of brown sugar. That is the only way you could get brown sugar years ago so a lot of older recipes are written with this. A box of brown sugar is 1 pound, 16 oz. or 2 1/3 cups.
Chow-Chow Relish
1 medium cabbage
4 medium onions
3 green peppers
2 red or hot peppers (I used red)
3 TBSP salt
1 TBSP mustard seed
1 TBSP turmeric
5 medium tomatoes (not quite ripe_
2 cups cider vinegar
1 box brown sugar
Wash 9-10 pint jars in hot soapy water. Sterilize jars by boiling in
water for 10 minutes–Keep jars hot until ready to fill.
Using food processor, grind all ingredients except tomatoes, vinegar
and brown sugar. Chop tomatoes by hand. Mix all ingredients (except the vinegar and sugar). Let stand for 30 minutes and strain excess water if necessary.
In a large pot, add vegetables, 2 cups cider vinegar and 1 box of
brown sugar. Cook until mixture boils. Place in jars and process for 30 minutes in a boiling water bath.
Note: Makes 9-10 pints, and is absolutely fabulous on hot dogs!!
This stuff is sooooo good with cornbread and Southern-style beans. Mmmmmmm.
how much is a box of brown sugar? in canada sizes can vary wildly. looking forward to trying this out. really enjoy this site for all the info. thanks
You use to could only get brown sugar in a box so that is why many old recipes have this and even many women of my generation still use boxes of brown or powdered sugar. 1 box of brown sugar is 1 pound, 16 oz. or 2 1/3 cups.
Good question because I buy it by in the bag too so have to always do some figuring. Hopes this helps.
Jill
I agree with Ms. Marcia. It is great on pinto beans. I also like to eat it on my burgers. Thanks for the recipe!