What to Talk About???

[Janet]

Okay...spill it...what is chow chow?

Gayle your salsa sounds wonderful, but maybe you could bottle it...lolol. Sounds like too much work for me, remember I don't like cooking very well. I do love the jalapeno peppers though.

[Marilyn]

There was an episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives that featured a bar-b-q place somewhere that used smoked tomatoes, onions and peppers chopped up and mixed with mayo as a salad dressing. People seemed to really like the smokey flavor. Might be something worth trying.

We make Chow Chow around here, too, but haven't had any in YEARS!! Had forgotten all about it.

Would you believe my figs are getting ripe. There were green figs on the tree all summer, and now they are getting ripe just a few at a time. Should have ripened in July. Really weird!!! If this tree keeps doing this, I told hubby we need to cut it down and get one that ripens at the right time.

[Tiramisu]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

There was an episode of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives that featured a bar-b-q place somewhere that used smoked tomatoes, onions and peppers chopped up and mixed with mayo as a salad dressing. People seemed to really like the smokey flavor. Might be something worth trying.

We make Chow Chow around here, too, but haven't had any in YEARS!! Had forgotten all about it.

Would you believe my figs are getting ripe. There were green figs on the tree all summer, and now they are getting ripe just a few at a time. Should have ripened in July. Really weird!!! If this tree keeps doing this, I told hubby we need to cut it down and get one that ripens at the right time.

Ike got my fig tree, but I'll plant a new one in the Spring. My Mom, Sister and I are the only ones in our family that care for figs. I'm hoping one of the g-kids will acquire the taste.

[Marilyn]

Your chow chow sounds great Gayle. Do you use regular salt or canning salt when you make it??

Originally Posted by Tiramisu

Ike got my fig tree, but I'll plant a new one in the Spring. My Mom, Sister and I are the only ones in our family that care for figs. I'm hoping one of the g-kids will acquire the taste.

Fig preserves are the best!!! Yummmmmmm

I make fig pie, too. It's okay, but the preserves are sooo goooood!!

[Tiramisu]

I don't remember hearing of fig pie - but fig preserves on light toast - OH YUM!

[Janet]

I'm just not sure what to think Gayle..... lmao.gif

[gja1000]

Your graphic tells me loud and clear what you think!!!

Remember the old saying, "Try it, you might like it!"

[gja1000]

Originally Posted by Janet

Okay...spill it...what is chow chow?

Gayle your salsa sounds wonderful, but maybe you could bottle it...lolol. Sounds like too much work for me, remember I don't like cooking very well. I do love the jalapeno peppers though.

4 quarts green tomatoes
1 large head of cabbage
10 medium onions
5 medium green peppers
7 medium sweet red peppers
1/2 cup salt
15 cups vinegar
5 cups sugar
3 tablespoons dry mustard
2 teaspoons powdered ginger
1 tablespoon turmeric
4 tablespoons mustard seeds
3 tablespoons celery seed
2 tablespoons pickling spice
Preparation:

Chop all vegetables; combine in a large kettle. Stir in salt; let stand at room temperature overnight, or at least 8 hours. Drain. Combine vinegar, sugar, dry mustard, ginger, and turmeric in a large kettle. Put mustard seed, celery seed, and pickling spices in a 6-inch square of cheesecloth or cheesecloth bag. Tie ends or gather and tie string and add to the kettle. Bring the liquid to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Add vegetables and return to simmer for 30 minutes longer. Discard spice bag. Spoon chow-chow into hot sterilized jars and seal. Process for 15 minutes in a boiling-water canner, or 20 minutes for altitiudes of 1001 to 6,000 feet. Over 6,000 feet, process for 25 minutes.

Now Janet, what do you do with chow chow??? It is a relish and I assume different people eat it in different ways, but we eat it on our pinto beans. My husband puts his beans over cornbread and then covers the beans with chow chow. I eat my beans over bread, and put chow chow on the top.

I don't think it is a common food product because it is getting harder and harder to find on the grocery shelves.

[donna1990]

Gayle, can't wait to try it. It sounds sooooo goooood.
Thanks