Iowa Corn Relish is a nice compliment to meals and is so pretty in the jars. I have made this relish over the years and have given it away as gifts; along with salsa, zucchini relish, beet pickles and strawberry rhubarb jam. These home-canned gifts are great to give to those people who are difficult to shop for; especially those who seem to have everything. Foods gifts are always appreciated and can be made up ahead of time; just pick them off the shelf to make up your gift boxes or baskets when holiday gift giving approaches.

Iowa Corn Relish

20 Ears of sweet corn (2 1/2 quarts of kernels)

1 Cup chopped green pepper

1 Cup chopped sweet red pepper

1 1/4 Cups chopped onion

1 Cup chopped celery

1 1/2 Cups sugar

2 2/3 Cups vinegar

2 Cups water

1 Tablespoon salt

1 Teaspoon celery seed

1/2 Teaspoon tumeric

1 1/2 Tablespoon mustard seed

1. Boil corn five minutes; plunge in cold water, cut kernels from cobs.

2. Combine corn kernels and all other ingredients and boil 20 minutes.

3. Place in clean, hot, pint jars leaving 1” of head space. Process in boiling water bath 15 minutes.

Yields 6-7 pints.

* You may use frozen packaged corn to make this instead of fresh corn.

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