Canning Chow-Chow and Freezing Bell Peppers 

Thank You... You are a great teacher, and you are funny too. I had to pick my green tomatoes. We had a cold spell here in central Arkansas. The first week of Dec 2021. God Bless You with strength and health. And God Bless America.

Looking just like mama used to make, and I'm 72 years old, and find good chow chow very hard to find, so I'll try my hand making some Hot Chow Chow...

You are a good teacher. My Mom used to make Chow Chow too. You are the first person I've met in my adult life who knew what Chow Chow was. Love, Prayers, Blessings

I added chopped fine green peppers to a three bean salad my mom made and the frozen held up very nicely in the salad, my grandma used to call show show "PICK-A-LILY"

Hey Vivian this is Sheila from East Tennessee down here next towards the airport we are practically neighbors this is my first time watching you I really love watching you Channing the Chow Chow. I lost my recipe years ago that my mother-in-law gave me and I needed to get the recipe again well I found watching your video thank you so much for the video on Chow Chow

This video was incredibly helpful to me making my first batch of Chow-Chow. You helped me feel like I could do it. I feel so smart and proud of my product. Thank you!

What a sweet lady you are and it was a pleasure watching your video. My mother used to make green tomato pickles. They were salty and crisp. Have you made anything like this. I no longer have my mother and would love to know how to make them. They were delicious.

Same kind of people that raised u raised me. We like so many of the same things God Bless

Oh my gosh! Bless you and the dishpan and pig story! Those pans are hard to come by! Mine has a hole in it and sure need to find someone to fix it because they can be fixed. My grandma had one that had been fixed and used it forever. Love this video!

You are just delightful

Oh my goodness! That’s funny about your pan. 😂 Enjoyed your video.

My gramma wraps green tomatoes in newspapers and puts in the root cellar. They ripen slowly. We have beautiful red garden tomatoes at Christmas !

Hello from Kentucky. It was a pleasure to watch your video. Look forward to more.

out of every person that I have seen canning food. you are very fun and very informative to watch and I am learning allot from you thank you for sharing I'm so excited. again thanks.

Hi! I’m GraMMy Deb from Alaska! I am raised by grandparents from the south, and raised on chow chow, fried okra, pinto beans, mustard greens etc, which most I can’t get here. We have such a short growing season, and I wound up with a bunch of green, Roma tomatoes. While searching for chow chow recipe, I found your site. I immediately felt like I am family. I love your story about the hog and your pan! And found tears in my eyes when listening to your Penny memories. I am looking forward to watching your videos and learning from you. Just wanted to say Hello, you’re a blessing, and here goes my first try of Chow chow!

I just luv yr story of the hogs and pot...hilarious...lol🤣your chow chow looks wonderful. Jsu stuck mine salted into fridge til morning. TFS.

i also do celery, mushrooms and spinach this way; cut up and freeze and ready for quiche, western sandwiches etc.

Yum yum I'm in the process of making myfirst batch gonna can it up tomorrow

Really enjoyed your lessons for Chow Chow as I found an old recipe from my Aunt, dated 1940. My Sister and I decided to make Chow Chow this year. We are both in our 80's and remember helping make and eating as a kid Blessings Eileen

Honey it is always a woman who saves the day. It was a woman who saved the Irish after the potatoe famin by teaching the women how to do Irish crochet lace to sell and saved the families from starvation.

Thank you 🙏🏻

Made this tonight, thanks as bless you always. Dan

Love her and all the details she gives about chow chow and canning

Hilarious! I made 21 pints. I measured the tomatoes after they were chopped. I used large onions . Plenty of veggies. I had to double the liquid, but it turned out great, just have plenty to share.

Loved this video so much. You remind me of my mamaw's family.

Hi Vivian Ann, Thanks for a wonderful video. I will check my garden in the morning, and hopefully I have enough produce to make chow chow. Blessings from Michigan xoxo

Truly enjoyed learning from you.

your the sound of happiness! good job

Thank you for sharing this I was looking for a recipe for chow chow thank you for walking thur and showing how to can .....love. Your stories too ......God bless you

Homemade chow chow, fried green tomatoes... Yummy.. I have another week or 2 before my bell peppers will be ready. Doubt i will have any for the freezer as he eats them as soon as they come in the house. :) Great video. Thanks Vivian Ann. Liked, commented and shared.

GREAT video!! Making my very first batch of chow chow as I watch this. Thank you for all the info, now I’m an expert in the history of yellow mustard also!

Started my Chow Chow today. I have watched your video about 5 times. Just love it. Thank you.

Such a wonderful video on canning chow chow! Did you say how long they processed for? Please make a video on the chicks. I look forward to all your videos. Blessings.

You are an absolute sweetheart. I love watching your videos.

I still do that when I'm canning lol I love your video's sweetie heart

Thank you for this video. I have never heard of Chow Chow

Just made my chow chow....took it out of the water bath and there YOU are...😊 Hope you are well....love your videos, binge watching now. Homefries, beans and chow chow...can't wait. 😋🙏

Awesome beautiful green bell peppers 😍

When are you going to show us your garden? I really enjoy watching!

Ah, Scotch Irish here, too, lol, Yum! Thank you for passing on your knowledge. Sympathy on your pan! My husband got mine and our German Shepherd banged it up! I was pretty sad. It was my grandmas, but it still works, lol. He won't do that again I hope! God bless.

Thank you m'mam!

Love your canning videos! I also love green tomatoes. I use then in place of tomatillos in Mexican food and pickle 'em up with dill weed, too. I'm gonna have to try making some chow chow -- it looks delicious. (I figured you were Scotch-Irish -- that's what I am. Watching you in your videos is sorta like watching myself, lol.)

Thank you for sharing your recipe on chow chow I've wanted to know how and my daughter lives in Tennessee too I'm from Texas

You are so enjoyable to watch and listen to. I haven't had chow chow in a long time, you've made it easy to make. My question is; what is the shelf life for the chow chow, how long will it keep.

Just found you and I'm a new subscriber. You are so darn cute!! I look forward to more videos! God Bless.

This is something I've been wanting for a very long time. I wish that I had got the recipe from my great grandmother back when I was a young man and she was still here. I used to love chow chow with eggs for breakfast and watching you brought back so many wonderful memories of the past. I may try your recipe and see how it comes out. Does it make any difference what vinegar you use , the white or apple cider vinegar? Thanks for your videos. Really enjoyed watching you. God bless.

Wow, my late FIL grew Atkinson tomatoes and they are the best. We aren't fond of Celebrities. Love Chow Chow Thanks.

Hi! You can use the green tomatoes in bread as well. It makes a moist bread and you add cinnamon, and different spices. Very good! Made a ton a few yrs ago for Christmas gifts. Thank you for the videos! Blessings

I hope you start making more videos. New Sub.💜

Always love canning videos! Do you ever can your cooked pinto beans or any cooked beans. We make a crockpot full and always have so many left, I would love to can them. Could you do a video on how you can your cooked beans, if you do. Thanks so much! 💕

i just put mine in a freezer baggie then once they are frozen i crunch it once and they stay separated after that ^^

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Just LOVE your videos!! Thank you so much for sharing!! :) Do you happen to know how long you would process potatoes in pressure canner if you use the TWO QUART large canning jar? I really wonder why they make them if they are not safe to use! It's a great amount of potatoes for a family. Maybe they canned in them a long time ago, I am very new to canning, even though I am 71. :) Thank you! And one more thing...I love that you don't waste anything!!

Do you do any dehydrating? I find it helps me when I get overwhelmed and it saves me a little pantry and freezer space.

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Jar-ologist! Oh, I do love inspired words. Thank you so much for the recipe and a fun way to say I home can food.

I was born and raised in Carter County .really enjoy your canning .Do you can half runners?

I love your videos, just found you, I never know the name if this, I just so happen to head all that in my refrigerator one day and I decided to fry it up no potatoes though but that sounds wonderful with it my question and I'm praying that your answer is I have a very small family I don't need that many quarts of chow-chow how do I break it down where I would only need maybe four maybe five Courts at the most and how long can I keep that on the Shelf doing a water bath please answer me and God bless

This is what I do with strawberries also...……….

Me again. I am just gonna rinse this till it's totally clean. It's gonna freeze here in Denver tonight and I ha e to get this done before then have to do it outside. One more quick question. I can only fit 7 8 to 12 ounce jars in my electric canner at one time. Do I fill all of the hot jars and keep them hot for hours till their turn or may they cool off in the counter and put them in later to process? Sometimes just the heat of the jar seals it. Can I still run it through the water bath? Thank you again!!!

Can I add hot peppers to this chow chow?

I messed up, can you help me fix this? I out all if the ingredients in the pot covered it with water and let it sit all night. I didn't do the spices and things separate. This morning I poured off the water and all of the vinegar, sugar, salt, tumeric and stuff went right down the drain. Now I don't know how to fix this. My sachet wasn't in there, but every single thing else was. Can I fix this? Help me???

Tried to ask you about the jars when my canner can't hold them all. I can only do 7 8 to 12 oz jars at a time. Don't know if if I fill them all and they wait in line for their chance to go in or do I need to fill them as I go and keep reheating chow chow and the hard and do them then when it's their turn? If I fill them all at the same time and they seal on the counter can I still process them? I am absolutely lost all day. I just gave no idea how to fix this or the jar issue. Tried to send this comment before, a commercial came in and deleted my whole question so please know I am not being quick, but very respectful. Thank you so much Ma'am!

I’m in raccoon valley!

Can I just rinse it rinse it rinse it, put the spices in the pot like you said to do and do it the right way from this horrible mess up??? So much work to throw it out

How do you get you peppers so big!!! Mine only get the size of a small potato 🤦‍♀️

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