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Corn Relish in glass canning jars — home canning recipe

Corn Relish — Mrs. Wages

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Relish/Condiment canning recipe published by Mrs. Wages (United States).
As published by Mrs. Wages: "Process immediately for 20 minutes" (boiling water bath canner) 20 minutes
Course: Relish/Condiment
Cuisine: United States

Ingredients

Ingredients
  • 8 cups whole kernel corn (approx 15-20 large ears of fresh corn)
  • 4 cups chopped celery
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 2 cups chopped green pepper
  • 2 cups chopped sweet red pepper
  • 2 cups vinegar
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups water (separated)
  • 2 tsp celery seed
  • 2 tbsp Mrs. Wages® Pickling & Canning Salt
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp dry mustard
  • 1 tsp turmeric

Equipment

  • 1 Boiling-water bath canner with rack
  • 1 Large stainless or enamel preserving pot
  • 1 Canning jars with two-piece lids
  • 1 Headspace and bubble tool

Directions

Canning method
  1. Husk and silk ears of fresh corn in the late milk stage. Cook for 5 minutes in boiling water and cool quickly in cold water. Drain, blot dry, and cut the whole kernels from the cob. Measure 8 cups of whole kernel corn. Combine the chopped celery, onion, green pepper, and red pepper in a large pot.
  2. Add vinegar, sugar, 2 cups of water, celery seed, and salt. Bring this mixture to a boil and then simmer 5-6 minutes. In a small bowl, blend four, dry mustard, and turmeric in 1/2 cup of cool water. Add this flour mixture and corn to the pot. Cook relish, stirring for 5 minutes.
  3. Immediately pack hot relish into hot, clean half-pint jars. Adjust lids. Process immediately for 20 minutes, using boiling water bath method.
  4. Processing: As published by Mrs. Wages: "Process immediately for 20 minutes" (boiling water bath canner) - 20 minutes.
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Recipe Notes

Source: Mrs. Wages
Safety: Tested recipe from a USDA-aligned source, processed by boiling water bath. Follow the source method, times and headspace exactly, and adjust for your altitude.
Altitude: The source record does not provide a complete altitude-adjustment table. Confirm the required adjustment for your elevation with current authoritative home-canning guidance before processing.
Source: Mrs. Wages. Mrs. Wages recipe page (URLs enumerated from https://www.mrswages.com/cp_recipe-sitemap.xml). SAFETY: Tested recipe from a USDA-aligned source, processed by boiling water bath. Follow the source method, times and headspace exactly, and adjust for your altitude. Full method and quantities at the source: https://www.mrswages.com/recipes/corn-relish/

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