C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
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"Delight thyself also in the Lord."-Psalm 37:4
    
    The teaching of these words must seem very surprising to those who are strangers to vital godliness, but to the sincere believer it is only the inculcation of a recognized truth. The life of the believer is here described as a delight in God, and we are thus certified of the great fact that true religion overflows with happiness and joy. Ungodly persons and mere professors never look upon religion as a joyful thing; to them it is service, duty, or necessity, but never pleasure or delight. If they attend to religion at all, it is either that they may gain thereby, or else because they dare not do otherwise. The thought of delight in religion is so strange to most men, that no two words in their language stand further apart than "holiness" and "delight." But believers who know Christ, understand that delight and faith are so blessedly united, that the gates of hell cannot prevail to separate them. They who love God with all their hearts, find that His ways are ways of pleasantness, and all His paths are peace. Such joys, such brimful delights, such overflowing blessednesses, do the saints discover in their Lord, that so far from serving Him from custom, they would follow Him though all the world cast out His name as evil. We fear not God because of any compulsion; our faith is no fetter, our profession is no bondage, we are not dragged to holiness, nor driven to duty. No, our piety is our pleasure, our hope is our happiness, our duty is our delight.
    
    Delight and true religion are as allied as root and flower; as indivisible as truth and certainty; they are, in fact, two precious jewels glittering side by side in a setting of gold.
    
    "'Tis when we taste Thy love,
    Our joys divinely grow,
    Unspeakable like those above,
    And heaven begins below."
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Canning: Sweet Relish

Last Wednesday found me canning sweet relish. So I thought I'd post the recipe and pics. here.


Sweet Pickle Relish

Ingredients:
3 quarts (12 cups) cucumbers, grounded
1/2 cup + 1 teaspoon salt
3 onions, grounded
2 green peppers, grounded
5 cups sugar
1 teaspoon tumeric
1 tablespoon mustard seed
2-2 1/2 cups vinager

Coarsely grind the cucumbers. (I left the skins on washed real well). Add 1/2 cup of salt to ground cucumbers. cover with water and let stand for 3 hours.


While cucumbers are soaking grind the carrots, onions and green peppers.

After 3 hours, drain cucumbers. Mix vegetables with remaining ingredients in a large kettle. Bring the mix to a boil. Boil until cucumbers are tender about 5-10 minutes.


Place relish in jars. Seal.


Place in canner bath and boil for 15 minutes. Makes about 5 & 1/2 quarts.

Enjoy!


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5 comments:

  1. CoraAugust 17, 2010 at 8:06 AM

    Sounds good to me!! I made my first dill pickles and canned them this summer! They are so pretty in the jars. Oh and they were good tasting too!

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  2. Judy B.August 21, 2010 at 11:01 PM

    I don't think I've seen a recipe for sweet relish before. This looks really good. I wonder how it would be using something like Splenda instead of sugar.

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  3. free indeedJuly 13, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    My recipe is very similar to yours. Some yrs if the cukes don't do well, I substitute zucchini and it works just as well. I love this relish.

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  4. Joanne KennedyAugust 23, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    I've been looking for a sweet relish so i'm thrilled you posted this. Looks great! I'm going to try it out.

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  5. Ott, AAugust 26, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    What a fun relish! I'm so glad you linked up to the Canning Week Blog Party so I could find your blog and become your newest follower. Looking forward to more posts from you.

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