I love green tomato relish. Here is one my ancestors made for years - and the card is very hard to read, now. (Hope I get it all right, as it is delicious!)
1 peck green tomatoes
15 medium onions
5 green peppers
5 red peppers
Chop fine and put through coarse food chopper
1 handful salt (maybe a tablespoon or two?)
Cover with boiling water boil a few minutes and drain
6 T. cornstarch
1 quart cider vinegar
3 pints sugar
1 med. bottle of French prepared mustard
Add this to vegetables, and cook until thick, stirring constantly. Use sterile jars and seal with parafin.
In my never ending quest to get healthy, (in preparation of Obamacare destroying my medical coverage and forcing me to pay more for my pills then for my mortgage) I have been creating recipes that are low calorie, low sodium, low cholesterol and mst importantly, cheap.
I found a farmers market near my house. The veggies are inexpensive and grown locally.
This recipe I brought in for under $2.00 a person and less than 200 calories a serving.
Chicken and Mushrooms
1 lb chicken breast, boneless and fat trimmed $2.50 at Price Choppers
1 lb whole wheat rotini, $5.00 from the farmers market
1 onion $.25
1/2 lb mushrooms $1.00
1 sprig parsley $1.00 got whole bag, only need a bit
1 12 oz can evaporated milk $1.75
1 tsp corn starch
Olive oil, I added a couple of cloves of garlic to mine. Get good flavor from it
Salt and pepper to taste
Heat pan, add olive oil, sliced onions and cook till opaque (love that)
Slice up chicken and add to pan. Add a bit of water to the pan. Cook for a couple of minutes and then add mushrooms. Stir a couple of times then add 1/2 can of evaporated milk. Add cornstarch to other half of can add stir till smooth. When liquid is about 1/2 way cooked down, add the parsley and stir. Add other 1/2 can and cook till thickened. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Poor over cooked rotini.
Since it is just me, I made 5 bags, dated them and tossed them in freezer. When I am ready to use them I toss them in boiling water for a few.
Desert is now frozen strawberries and blackberries with whipped cream. I buy them by the 2 lb box, wash them, cut them and freeze them in individual packets. They are sweet, gives you some crunch and are low in sugar and calories. 12 services for about $.45 a serving.
Enjoy