Blue Ribbon Corn Relish Food

CORN RELISH FOR CANNING

Steps:

• Cook ears of corn in boiling salted water for 4 minutes.
• Remove and plunge in ice water-strain-and cut corn from cob-you want 10 cups.
• Combine corn with remaining ingredients in a large pot and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Immediately pack into clean hot pint jars, leaving 1/2 inch head space; seal.
• Process for 15 minutes in a boiling water bath.

BLUE RIBBON CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Remove husks and silks from corn; cut corn from cobs (do not scrape cobs). Measure 8 cups of corn. In an 8- to 10-quart stainless-steel, enamel, or nonstick heavy kettle or pot combine corn and the 2 cups water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 4 to 5 minutes or until corn is nearly tender; drain.
• In the same kettle, combine cooked corn, celery, red and green sweet pepper, and onion. Stir in vinegar, sugar, mustard, pickling salt, celery seeds, and turmeric. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Ladle hot relish into hot, clean half-pint or pint canning jars, leaving a 1/2-inch headspace. Wipe jar rims; adjust lids. Process filled jars in a boiling-water canner for 15 minutes (start timing when water returns to boil). Remove the jars from canner; cool on wire racks.

CHARRED CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to high. Grill the corn, turning, until charred all over, about 8 minutes; let cool slightly, then cut off the kernels.
• Toss the cucumber and bell pepper with 2 teaspoons salt in a colander. Let drain 30 minutes, then pat dry with paper towels.
• Bring the vinegar, sugar, mustard seeds, turmeric and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil in a large skillet. Reduce the heat and simmer until the liquid is reduced to about 1 cup, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the cucumber and bell pepper; simmer until slightly softened, 3 minutes. Stir in the corn and scallions; let cool. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Cut corn from cobs. Measure out 8 cups of corn in a 10 quart Dutch oven pot. Combine corn and water. Bring to boil and reduce heat. Simmer, covered for 5 minutes. Drain corn. In same Dutch oven combine with corn, red and green peppers and onions. Stir in vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt and black pepper. Bring to a boil. Boil gently, uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir together cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water. Add this mixture to corn mixture. Cook and stir until slightly thickened and bubbly. Cook for 2 minutes more. Ladle relish into hot sterilized jars leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Remove any air bubbles. Wipe jar rims and adjust lids and rings. Process in hot boiling water canner for 15 minutes.

BLUE RIBBON CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Remove husk from corn. Scrub with stiff brush to remove silks, rinse. Cut kernels from cob(do not scrape cobs). Measures 8 cups kernels.
• In large pot, combine corn kernels, and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat. Simmer covered for 4-5 minutes or until corn is nearly tender, drain.
• In the same pot, combine corn, celery, peppers, and onion. Stir in vinegar, sugar, mustard, pickling salt, celery seeds and turmeric. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat, simmer uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• In small bowl, stir together cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water. Add cornstarch mixture to corn mixture. Cook and stir until mixture is slightly thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir 2 minutes.
• Ladle into hot sterlized pint jars, leaving 1/2" headspace. Wipe rims and add lids.
• Process in water bath for 15 minutes. Start timing once water is boiling.
• **Cumin-Poblano corn relish: prepare as directed, except substitute 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh poblano chile peppers for the green peppers. Reduce vinegar to 2 cups and add 1/2 lime juice. Substitute 1 tablespoon ground cumin for the celery seeds and turmeric.
• **Apple-corn relish: prepare as directed, except reduce corn kernels to 6 cups and add 2 cups chopped Granny Smith apples with celery, peepers, and onion. Substitute 2 teaspoons caraway seeds for the celery seeds.
• **Olive-corn relish: prepare as directed, except add 1 cup coarsely chopped pitted green olives and 1 cup chopped pitted black olives with celery, peppers and onions.

CORN RELISH II

Steps:

• Cut the corn from the cobs. Scrape the cobs with a large spoon to remove remaining juices.
• In a large saucepan, mix the corn kernels and juice, tomatoes, green bell peppers, red bell peppers, cucumber and onion.
• In a medium bowl, mix the sugar, apple cider vinegar, salt, celery seed and mustard seed. Pour into the saucepan over vegetable mixture. Bring to a boil, then simmer 1 hour.
• Transfer the finished relish to sterile jars. Refrigerate until serving.

MRS. INA'S CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Drain corn, reserving 1 tablespoon liquid. In a small saucepan, combine onion, celery, green pepper, pimientos and, if desired, garlic. Stir in sugar, salt, celery seed, mustard seed, pepper flakes, ginger and 3/4 cup vinegar. Bring to a boil. Boil 5-7 minutes., In a small bowl, mix flour, mustard and turmeric. Stir in reserved corn liquid until smooth. Add to vegetable mixture; stir in remaining vinegar. Cook, uncovered, 2-3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Add corn; boil 1-2 minutes or until thickened.

CORN RELISH

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan. Tip in the shallot and cook for 5 mins until softened. Stir in the remaining ingredients (except the coriander) with ½ tsp salt.
• Bring to the boil, then cook for 10 mins until the corn is golden and the sauce coats the kernels. Add the coriander, if using, and leave to cool. Serve with hot dogs, burgers or pork chops.