SAVING THE DAY: Fresh, local cucumbers, onions, bell peppers and a few other ingredients come together easily to make a sweet relish perfect for canning. Photo by Glenn English Hot weather and ...

Sweet pickle relish is pivotal to making my tuna salad, salmon salad, topping a hot dog or a hamburger, or making my Thousand Island dressing or tartar sauce. If you believe that "pivotal" seems too ...

Sweet pickle relish haters abound, but there’s no denying that the condiment has a spot in American cuisine. A fine mince of cucumbers, peppers and other veggies, sweet pickle relish is tart, sweet ...

Substituting one ingredient in a dish can change the familiar into the intriguing. Consider replacing the diced tomato in a chunky salsa, such as a pico de gallo, with cucumber pealed and cut into the ...

1. Wash cucumbers and peppers. Chop, discarding pepper stems and seeds; seed cucumbers if desired. Measure 6 cups of cucumber and 3 cups of peppers. Peel and chop onions; measure 3 cups. Combine ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Adapted from the “Ball Blue Book of Preserving,” makes about 6 pints. Ingredients 2 quarts chopped cucumbers (about eight medium) 2 cups chopped sweet red ...

For me, since I grew up in the Chicago area, a hot dog isn't real without pickle relish (hold the ketchup, please). Relish is a necessity, even if that relish is fluorescent green (hello Fluky's and ...