Chow Chow

[Cassiepoo]

Anyone have any tried and true recipes for chow chow? I remember grandparents canning it as a child, but those recipes are gone now.

 

[Mandy Onderwater]

I tried googling and initially got pictures of the dog breed Chow Chow.
I can't help you, but in the meantime I did find this;

Chowchow Glossary | Recipes with Chowchow | Tarladalal.com

Chow chow or as commonly known as chayote is an edible plant that belongs to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae along with melons, cucumbers and squash. The plant has large leaves that form a canopy over the fruit. The vine is grown on the ground or more commonly on trellises.

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[Cassiepoo]

I tried googling and initially got pictures of the dog breed Chow Chow.
I can't help you, but in the meantime I did find this;

Chowchow Glossary | Recipes with Chowchow | Tarladalal.com

Chow chow or as commonly known as chayote is an edible plant that belongs to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae along with melons, cucumbers and squash. The plant has large leaves that form a canopy over the fruit. The vine is grown on the ground or more commonly on trellises.

www.tarladalal.com

Hey! Thanks for trying for me. I've been looking online and found "appalachian chow chow" This is gotta be close to how they used to make it. It's like a relish. People here eat it with soup beans, fried potatoes, and cornbread. Mmm mmmmm!

I'm going to try make this recipe this year!

Ingredients​

• 12 medium onions 4 cups
• 1 medium head of cabbage 4 cups
• 10 green tomatoes 4 cups
• 12 green bell peppers
• 6 sweet red bell peppers
• ½ cup coarse salt
• 6 cups granulated sugar
• 2 T mustard seed
• 1 T celery seed
• 1 ½ tsp. turmeric
• 4 cups white vinegar
• 2 cups water

Instructions​

• Chop vegetables finely using food processor or grinder. Place chopped vegetables in porcelain or glass container; sprinkle with the salt; cover and let stand overnight.
• Place vegetables in large colander and rinse very well under cold running water. (divide into smaller batches if necessary)
• Drain thoroughly and place in large stockpot. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over chopped vegetables. Heat to boiling and then boil 4 minutes. Ladle into clean pint jars which have been sterilized in boiling water. Seal with sterilized lids according to manufacturers instructions. Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
• Makes approx. 8 pints.