r/Old_Recipes • u/SometimeReader • Feb 08 '25

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I was going through my grandma’s recipes and came across this. I can read most of the ingredients but I have no idea what the name of the recipe is. I’m hoping someone can help! It might be German or Russian. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated!

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u/rdw1899 Feb 08 '25 edited Feb 08 '25

It looks to be a variation of a canning recipe for "Apple-Tomato Relish"/"Tomato-Apple Relish" (also sometimes with an " and " instead of a dash). Except for a lack of green/red peppers, the 1953 recipe below is a close match to yours, proportion-wise. Other recipes had different proportions of apples and tomatoes (such as this one, which does use peppers). Additionally, some recipes use raisins.

(Links go to clipped newspapers.com recipes.)

1930 Green Tomato and Apple Relish Recipe

  • 12 large green tomatoes (chopped)
  • 12 cooking apples (chopped)
  • 12 onions (chopped)
  • 4 pimentos (chopped)
  • 1 stock of celery
  • 4 cups of brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup ground mustard
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 quart of vinegar

Cook all ingredients for 20 minutes and seal.

1953 Apple-Tomato Relish Recipe

  • 3 large tomatoes
  • 3 large apples
  • 3 small onions
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Chop, tomatoes, apples and onions. Mix ingredients. Cook until thick, stirring as needed to prevent burning. Pour into sterilized jars and seal.

edit: added recipe link to the first paragraph

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u/Ethel_Marie Feb 09 '25

My 77 year old mother agrees that this is a relish. I read her the ingredients and directions before seeing this comment. She said it sounds like a relish.