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Zucchini-Squash Relish Sells Like Crazy
Seventy-three-year-old George Fontenot makes a special zucchini-squash relish that "sells like mad". The Dublin, Georgia man also sells fresh garden produce from the back of his truck along the roadside, as well as at farmers' markets. He sells the relish for $5 per pint. He can ship it anywhere.

Fontenot obtained his original relish recipe from a Mennonite lady, but says he "simplified" it to make it quicker and easier to do. He offered to share his recipe with Farm Show readers:

Zucchini-Squash Relish

12 lbs. zucchini

6 lbs. sweet onions

1.5 lbs. red bell peppers

1.5 lbs. green bell peppers

1 1/2 lbs. of fresh, green jalapeno peppers

11 oz. salt

6 cups vinegar

7 1/2 lbs. of sugar

3 tbsp. celery seed

2 tbsp. of turmeric

4 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

9 tbsp. of corn starch (3 1/4 oz.)

Using a food processor, grind until you have the right weight of the zucchini, onions and peppers. Mix them in a large bowl. Sprinkle with 11 oz. of salt, cover with lid and put in refrigerator for 24 hrs.

Drain it, using a strainer. Add sugar and other ingredients. Mix all spices in. Put on a low burner, slowly bring to a simmer, getting it good and hot through and through. Put mixture in hot jars and seal. Makes 24 pints.

Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Charles Fontenot, 760 Old Toomsboro Rd., DUblin, Georgia 31021 (ph 478 275-7040).


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2009 - Volume #33, Issue #4