Governors Sauce (aka Grandma's Green Tomato Relish)

Makes approximately 12-14 jars (2 cups each)

Takes 2 days to make

Ingredients

15 lbs green tomatoes

6 green peppers

3 medium to large onions

½ cup pickling salt

2 quarts cold water

2 cups sugar

2 teaspoons ground cloves

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground allspice

3 cups cider vinegar

1 tablespoon grated horseradish

1. Slice green tomatoes thinly
2. Slice green peppers thinly
3. Slice onions thinly
4. Sprinkle sliced vegetables with salt and let stand overnight
5. In the morning pour the 2 quarts of cold water over the vegetables and drain well
6. Put into a large pot and add remaining ingredients
7. Cook 3-4 hours or until the desired consistency
8. To sterilize jars – wash jars in dishwasher, then put in a 250 degree oven. When light goes out, turn off oven, but leave jars in oven until time to use
9. To sterilize lids – boil in a pot of water for 5 minutes, then remove from burner and let stand until ready to use. Screw caps should be done same way as lids, in a separate pot
10. Pour tomato mixture into sterilized jars, being sure to clean rims of jars and the part that caps screw on to – or they will not seal properly
11. Put hot sterilized lids on jars then screw on caps
12. Process in hot water bath 10-15 minutes, making sure jars are covered by 1 inch of boiling water and with lid on pot