Half Batch - Mom's Thousand Island Relish

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Half Batch - Mom's Thousand Island Relish

Name: Half Batch - Mom's Thousand Island Relish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 large over ripe cucumbers (peeled, seeded and chopped very fine); 4 onions chopped very fine; 4 cups white sugar; 2 cups white vinegar; 2.5 tbsp dry mustard; .5 tbsp tumeric; 1 tsp ginger; 2 sweet red pepper chopped fine; .5 cup flour; .5 cup cold water

6 steps

Makes about 12 half pint jars.

Updated at: Sun, 27 Jul 2025 09:33:31 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Nutrition per recipe

Calories3871.4 kcal (194%)

Total Fat9.6 g (14%)

Carbs940.4 g (362%)

Sugars847.1 g (941%)

Protein26 g (52%)

Sodium90.5 mg (5%)

Fiber26 g (93%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

8cucumbers

large over ripe, peeled, seeded and chopped very fine

4onions

chopped very fine

Sauce

4 cupswhite sugar

2 cupswhite vinegar

2 ½ Tbspdry mustard

½ Tbsptumeric

1 tspginger

2sweet red pepper

chopped fine

½ cupflour

½ cupwater

cold

Instructions

Step 1

Place chopped cucumbers, onions and pepper in a large bowl. Add 1/4 cup pickling salt and mix together. Cover with ice or cold water. Let stand 2 hours.

Step 2

Mix the first 6 sauce ingredients in a large pot.

Step 3

Mix the flour and water well and add to the pot.

Step 4

Bring to a boil and continue boiling for 5 minutes.

Step 5

Rinse and drain the pickles and add to the sauce. Boil 10 minutes and bottle while hot. Leave 1/2 inch space. Remove bubbles and wipe top of jar clean.

Step 6

Water bath processing for 10 minutes. Let cool for 12 to 24 hours. Remove rings to check seal. If not sealed, put in fridge to use. Store others in a cool dark spot.