Aunt Bettye Sues Dixie Relish Recipes

AUNT BETTYE SUE'S DIXIE RELISH

Steps:

• Remove the seeds from the jalapenos and chop really fine (wear gloves and open a window or door for ventilation, if needed). Chop all other vegetables. Dissolve canning salt in 1 gallon of water. Soak all chopped vegetables in the salt water mixture overnight.
• The next day, drain vegetables well. While the veggies are draining, bring 1/2 gallon vinegar (minus 1 cup kept in reserve) to a boil with the sugar. Add drained vegetables and cook 10 minutes.
• While vegetables cook, stir together the 1 cup reserved vinegar, mustard, pepper, mustard seed, flour, turmeric and celery seed. Add to the vegetable mixture and cook 5 more minutes.
• Pour the hot mixture into hot sterilized jars. Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

AUNT BETTYE'S FAMOUS CROCK POT MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Boil macaroni for 5 minutes, should be slightly undercooked, thoroughly drained and rinsed.
• Pour macaroni into slow cooker and toss thoroughly with butter, to coat all macaroni and the crock.
• Toss macaroni with the shredded Velveeta.
• Pour in the soup, and toss some more.
• Top with shredded cheddar, but keep it away from the sides of the crock.
• Cook on 'high' for 90 minutes.

CINNAMON APPLE RING PICKLES FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Day 1:.
• Combine cucumbers, pickling lime, and 8 1/2 quarts of water in a large, non-aluminium pot. Let soak for 24 hours.
• Day 2:.
• Remove pickles from lime water. Rinse 3-4 times until water runs clear. Put pickles in ice water and soak 3 hours. Drain. Combine vinegar, food coloring, and alum and simmer in a large pot. Add pickles and enough water to cover. Simmer for 2 hours. Do not boil. Drain pickles and discard mixture. Combine remaining ingredients less one cup sugar and bring to a boil. Pour over pickles. Let stand 24 hours.
• Day 3:.
• Drain mixture, but do not discard. Add remaining cup of sugar and bring to a boil. Pout over pickles. Let stand 24 hours.
• Day 4:
• Drain mixture, but do not discard. Bring to a boil. Pack pickles in jars. Pour mixture over pickles and seal jars.

APPLE CAKE IN A JAR WITH LEMON SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix the ingredients together in the order given.
• Sterilize 7 to 9 wide mouth pint jars and lids.
• Grease them with shortening.
• Fill the jars half full and bake on the middle wire wire rack in the oven.
• Bake for 45 minutes at 325 degrees.
• As soon as the cake is done, remove the bottles from the oven one at a time. Wipe the rim of the bottle clean with cloth and put on the hot sterilized Lids.
• Screw down the bands and let cool.
• Important-- do not use small mouth jars.
• Do not add any other ingredients.
• As the cake cools in the sealed jar, it will pull away from the sides of the jar and come out easily when ready to serve. Slice and serve with lemon sauce.
• In a pan, thoroughly stir together the corn starch, sugar, and salt. gradually stir in the boiling water, stirring constantly to keep it smooth.
• Continue stirring and cook over moderate heat until boiling.
• Boil gently for about 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat, add butter, lemon rind and juice. stir thoroughly.
• Serve hot over apple cake in a jar.
• This sauce is thicker and more tart than the usual lemon sauce.

EIGHT VEGETABLE RELISH

Steps:

• Add the first 8 ingredients to a very large bowl; gently stir to combine.
• Add pickling salt; stir to combine.
• Cover and let sit in a cool place for 12-18 hours; drain well and set aside.
• Add the remaining ingredients to a 10-quart stock pot; simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Add in the vegetable mixture; simmer over medium heat for 30 minutes, stirring every now and then.
• Bring the mixture to a boil.
• Immediately ladle relish into hot sterilized jars; leave 1/4 inch headspace.
• Cover with lids and make sure bands are screwed on tightly.
• Process in boiling water bath for 15 minutes.
• Let cool.