Sweet Pickle Relish Canning Recipe

Enjoy the flavors of summer with this sweet pickle relish canning recipe.

We love to add this pickle relish on everything from hot dogs to brats. We also add this relish to our favorite chicken salad and tuna salad. This Sweet Pickle Relish Canning Recipe is a great choice for anyone to make at home! You can make jars of this with your excess garden produce and stock your pantry! Jars of homemade pickle relish also make great holiday gifts.

Sweet Pickle Relish Canning Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 quart chopped cucumbers (3-4 medium cucumbers)
• 2 cups onions, chopped (2 medium)
• 1 cup green bell pepper, chopped (1 large)
• 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped (1 large)
• 1/4 cup salt
• 3 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon celery seed
• 1 tablespoon mustard seed
• 2 cups Apple Cider Vinegar

Directions:

1. Prepare your jars by sterilizing them. Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Place jars on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for at least 20 minutes to sterilize.
2. Fill a small saucepan with water and add jar lids and rings.  Bring water to 180 degrees, cover, and remove from heat to sterilize.
3. Combine cucumbers, onions, and bell peppers in a large bowl.
4. Sprinkle with salt and cover with cold water.  Let stand for 2 hours.
5. Drain liquid and rinse well.  Drain again getting as much water as you can off vegetables.
6. Combine sugar, spices, and vinegar in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
7. Add drained vegetables and simmer for 10 minutes.
8. Pack hot relish into your sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch at top of jar.
9. Remove any air bubbles, and secure your lids on the top of the jars.
10. Add jars to a large pan of boiling water.  There should be about 1″ of water covering tops of jars.
11. Cover with lid and process for 10 minutes.
12. Lift jars out, dry off and allow to cool.
13. Lids will be slightly concave (curving down in the center) when they are sealed.

This great sweet pickle relish canning recipe is a great first canning recipe to try.  This is a classic water bath method, but it can easily be changed by using a pressure canner if preferred.

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Sweet Pickle Relish Canning Recipe

A homemade sweet pickle relish recipe with directions for water bath canning.

Course Sauce

Cuisine American

Keyword homemade sweet pickle relish, sweet pickle relish canning recipe

Prep Time 3 hours hours

Cook Time 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 3 hours hours 30 minutes minutes

Servings 0

Author Ann

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 quart chopped cucumbers 3-4 medium cucumbers
• ▢ 2 cups onions chopped (2 medium)
• ▢ 1 cup green bell pepper chopped (1 large)
• ▢ 1 cup red bell pepper chopped (1 large)
• ▢ 1/4 cup salt
• ▢ water
• ▢ 2 cups Apple Cider Vinegar
• ▢ 3 1/2 cups sugar
• ▢ 1 tablespoon celery seed
• ▢ 1 tablespoon mustard seed

Instructions

• Prepare your jars by sterilizing them. Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Place the jars on a baking sheet and bake in the oven for at least 20 minutes to sterilize.
• Fill a small saucepan with water and add jar lids and rings. Bring water to 180 degrees, cover, and remove from heat to sterilize.
• Combine cucumbers, onions, and bell peppers in a large bowl.
• Sprinkle with salt and cover with cold water. Let it stand for 2 hours.
• Drain the liquid and rinse well. Drain again getting as much water as you can off vegetables.
• Combine vinegar, sugar, celery seed, and mustard in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil.
• Add the drained vegetables and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Pack hot relish into your sterilized jars, leaving 1/4 inch at top of jar.
• Remove any air bubbles, and secure your lids on the top of the jars.
• Add jars to a large pan of boiling water. There should be about 1″ of water covering tops of jars.
• Cover with lid and process for 10 minutes.
• Lift jars out, dry off and allow to cool.
• Lids will be slightly concave (curving down in the center) when they are sealed.

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