Sweet Vegetable Relish

Ingredients

375 gr carrots
1 bell pepper
4 chunks
1 sweet pepper
2 onions
1 cucumber
50 gr thinly ginger root
1 more chiles
240 ml vinegar
200 gr sugar
1 gr salt

Instructions

Prepare all vegetables. Then combine ginger root, dried chiles, vinegar, sugar and salt with 0.75 cup water in a saucepan. Bring to a rapid boil, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes; remove from heat, cool to tepid and add carrots. Cool completely, stirring from time to time. Add bell pepper, sweet red pepper, onions and cucumber. Pour into a bowl and chill for at least 4 hours, or overnight in the refrigerator. May be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Makes approximately 3 pints. From "Innards and Other Variety Meats". Jana Allen and Margret Gin. 101 Productions. San Francisco, 1974.