Aunt Roses’ Cucumber Relish

 

  • 7 Large cucumbers
  • 4 Large onions
  • 1 sweet red pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • 2-1/2 cups white vinegar
  • 2 cups hot water
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 3-1/2 cups white sugar
  • 2 tbsp. dry mustard
  • 3/4 tsp. turmeric
  • 1 tsp. ginger

 

Peel cucumbers and onions with red pepper and put through chopper, sprinkle with salt. Let stand over night, drain well in the morning in sieve 2 or 3 times & take out big seeds and set aside. Make Sauce: Mix flour, dry mustard, turmeric & ginger set aside. Boil vinegar, sugar, hot water till sugar is dissolved. Add flour mixture with a little cold water to make paste, add to vinegar solution and stir. When a bit thick, pour over cucumbers, onions & pepper. Heat all the way through but do not cook. Then put in any kink of jar and seal with wax or air tight lid.