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Caponata (Aubergine Salad � Italy)

1 pound eggplant, cut into cubes
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 stalks celery, sliced
1 onion, sliced
8 ounces tomatoes, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons capers
2 tablespoons pine nuts
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup large green olives
Salt, to taste
Pepper, to tasteSprinkle cubes of eggplant with salt and leave them in a colander to drain for 1 hour. Dry them thoroughly on paper towels. Hat plenty of olive oil in a pan and fry the eggplant until they are brown. Drain on paper towels. Fry celery in the same oil as the eggplant and, when brown, remove from the pan. Add onion and cook until soft. Add tomatoes and cook gently for 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients, return the eggplant and celery to the pan, and simmer another 5 minutes. You may can this or serve it cold after making.To can, pour into glass jars, seal and boil for 20 minutes. It will keep for months.

Garlic jelly
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Cherry pickles
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Chili sauce
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Carrot marmalade
Carrot Marmalade4 cups chopped raw carrots 3 cups granulated sugar Juice and grated rind of one lemon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamonCombine all ingredients in a heavy bottomed pot and bring to a slow boil. R (Upload by user)

Cinnamon cucumber pickles
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Jeanne`s hot and spicy gardinera
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Coarse-ground mustard
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Corncob jelly
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Corn relish
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Crocked dill pickles
Crocked Dill Pickles16 pounds tiny cucumbers for pickling3/4 cup pickling spices7 stalks fresh dill1/2 pound garlic cloves, peeled and halved2 cups pickling salt2 gallons waterWash and drain cucumbers. Place half each of the pickling spices, dill and garlic on (Upload by user)
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Dill pickles
Dill Pickles4 pounds small pickling cucumbers4 1/4 cups water4 cups white vinegar6 tablespoons canning saltGarlic cloves, choppedFresh dill or dill seedPeppercornsMustard seedPrepare home canning jars and lids. Wash cucumbers and trim ends. Cut into hal (Upload by user)
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Dilled green beans
Dilled Green Beans2 pounds green beans, washed and trimmed4 cloves garlic2 1/2 cups vinegar1/4 cup salt4 heads fresh dill2 1/2 cups waterPack beans lengthwise into pint jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. To each pint, add 1 clove garlic and 1 head dill. Combine (Upload by user)
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Dixie relish
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Easy hot pepper jelly
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Garlic dill pickles
Garlic Dill Pickles4 pounds 3 to 4 inch pickling cucumbers2 cups water2 cups distilled white vinegar1/3 cup granulated sugar1/4 cup pickling salt2 tablespoons pickling spicePrepare 7 (1 pint) jars according to manufacturer`s directions. Slice cucumbers into qu (Upload by user)
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Garlic olives
Garlic Olives1 jar green olives in brine2 cloves garlic, crushedPinch of oreganoDrain olives, keeping half the brine. Pack jar with olives, garlic and oregano. Mix the brine with enough olive oil and white wine vinegar to fill the jar and pour over the olives. Leave for a (Upload by user)
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