HappyCook80's Recipe

Pear Relish

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Pear Relish

2 cups white vinegar
2 1/4 pounds hard, solid pears
1 3/4 cups onion, chopped
1 cup green peppers, chopped
2 chile peppers, seeded, chopped
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp. dry mustard
2 tsps. ground allspice
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. turmeric
1 tsp. salt

Place vinegar in a large saucepan (not aluminum). Peel, core and finely chop pears to yield 5 cups. Add pears to vinegar as they are chopped.

Mix onion, green and hot peppers, sugar, mustard, allspice, cinnamon, cloves, turmeric and salt into pears.
Cover and bring to a boil; uncover, boil 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Ladle into hot jars leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Seal. Process in a hot water bath for 20 minutes.
Makes 7 half pints.