Celery

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Plain ol' Celery

Cut celery to fit in jars. Put celery in water and cover with water. Boil for 3 minutes. Drain. Pack into jars and cover with boiling water, leaving 1 inch headroom.

Process quarts 35 minutes at 10 pounds of pressure, 15 pounds of pressure if over 1000 feet.

Celery Relish

This is a heirloom recipe that I traced back to 1912. It has been slightly updated over the years for safety reasons.

12 cups celery
8 cups apples
12 green peppers
12 red peppers
2 tablespoons salt
1 pound raisins
4 cups sugar
4 cups vinegar
2 cups water
2 tablespoons powdered cinnamon

Put celery, apples, and peppers through food chopper. Sprinkle with salt and simmer until celery is tender. Drain and add raisins. Make syrup with vinegar, sugar, and cinnamon, then pour over the celery mixture and simmer for one hour. Fill jars with hot syrup leaving 1/2 inch headspace.

Adjust lids and process in a boiling water canner 15 minutes at 0-1,000 feet altitude; 20 minutes at 1,001-6,000 feet; 25 minutes above 6,000 feet.