Got inspired by a buddy that was using up some garden veggies, made some Chow Chow relish. Cabbage, green tomatoes, onion, peppers, sugar, vinegar & spices.
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Whew, I was thinking there was dog meat in there.
that looks interesting. 
what would you use it on/for?????
“what would you use it on/for”….
Chum for spearing sunfish.
that looks interesting.
what would you use it on/for?????
It is almost like a chutney in my mind. Use on brats, hot dogs or any meat in general. First sample was pretty good and should only get better with a little time.
“what would you use it on/for”….
Chum for spearing sunfish.
you funny Tom!!;
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Tom Sawvell wrote:</div>
“what would you use it on/for”….Chum for spearing sunfish.
Must be pick on Dave day.
Must be pick on Dave day.
Not really Dave. I remember my grandmother making chow chow and that I wasn’t a fan of it.
looks kida like a different version of cloeslaw!!!!!!
looks kida like a different version of cloeslaw!!!!!!
It’s cooked down for about a 1/2 hour. The vinegar and sugar gives it both a zing and some sweet. The spices give it a little after burn & heat.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>SuperDave1959 wrote:</div>
Must be pick on Dave day.Not really Dave. I remember my grandmother making chow chow and that I wasn’t a fan of it.
I filtered through a bunch of recipes and even tweaked the one that I picked so I’m sure that there is a large variance in taste between the way folks make it.
I filtered through a bunch of recipes and even tweaked the one that I picked so I’m sure that there is a large variance in taste between the way folks make it.
As I understand it Dave, chow chow was an old farmer’s way of using up stuff from the garden, old farmers not being ones to have anything go to waste. Recipes were all over for it. What went into it was dependent on what was left standing in the garden before a killing frost hit. Sugar/vinegar were absolutes. Cloves, ginger, cinnamon varied in amounts and were certainly used in most of the recipes but I’m sure hot peppers found their way into some home’s recipes. I like raw cabbage and sauerkraut but can’t stand cooked cabbage of any other ilk. My grandmother used the green tomatoes, cabbage, onions and ground raisins and who knows what else was straggling out in the garden. Cooking the stuff brought out the smell of the cabbage so that ended any ideas of me eating it.
Dave, ya gotta remember Toms favorite fish is the crappie, so he may not appreciate the finer foods in life!!!!!!!! 
Dave, ya gotta remember Toms favorite fish is the crappie, so he may not appreciate the finer foods in life!!!!!!!!
I can see now that you haven’t had your daily, or several times daily, constitutional, eh Glenn. I always wondered why with all that blonde hair your eyes were brown. lol How’s retirement stud? Oh wait, I guess your wife says its stub.
I was gifted some of this from by buddy, who’s a good ol boy from back in the holler of West bygod Virginia, and they call it Paw Paw Relish. Good stuff!
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>glenn57 wrote:</div>
Dave, ya gotta remember Toms favorite fish is the crappie, so he may not appreciate the finer foods in life!!!!!!!!I can see now that you haven’t had your daily, or several times daily, constitutional, eh Glenn. I always wondered why with all that blonde hair your eyes were brown. lol How’s retirement stud? Oh wait, I guess your wife says its stub.
eyes are blue!!!!! retired life is great so far. but ask in jan or feb, then we will see. with that being said i may have some part time gigs lined up if i want to.
you mentioned using green tomatoes………i got a pickled green tomato reciepe thats awesome. i think however a person is going to like it or not, no inbetween. pretty simple too!!!!!!
I went a little off script with my spices: ground pickling spice, black pepper, dry mustard, celery seed, Season All and red pepper flakes.
In the whole scheme of things on the chow chow Dave I don’t think there is an end to what people can use in it. I guess that’s the beauty of the relish.
it drives my wife crazy, but i like tinkering with reciepes also!!!!!
it drives my wife crazy, but i like tinkering with reciepes also!!!!!
I used to follow a recipe once before monkeybuttizing it. Now I just take what I like and make the rest my own.
it drives my wife crazy, but i like tinkering with reciepes also!!!!!
“I used to follow a recipe once before monkeybuttizing it. Now I just take what I like and make the rest my own.”….SuperDave
I had a jerky seasoning that I really liked and thought it would be good as a stick so I made a half a batch of sticks using it. They were dynamite. And the next year the seasoning was no longer available anywhere. Last year I used a darned good jerky seasoning in a batch of sticks and they too have been incredible. I’ll do the same again this year. More and more I see this separating jerky and stick seasonings as a marketing gimmick, sort of like summer tackle and ice tackle. The seasonings work in either product like the tackle does in either venue.
Wow! The site censoring software is creative!
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what would you use it on/for?????
