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Originally Posted by KC911
Chow Chow isn't random based upon my experience....everyone's (home made) was different, but consistent.
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Not in my grandmother's kitchen. It always had cabbage, onions, and green tomatoes because those were always still in the garden at first frost. If there was still corn left in the garden there was corn in it. No corn left, no corn in the chow chow. Same with carrots and I don't remember what else.
She made various relishes throughout the summer that were similar - green tomato relish & pickle relish etc, and some kind of pickled cauliflower/onions/carrots/sweet peppers stuff, and these were all consistent. But the chow chow recipe was, "Let's clear out the garden before the first frost."