4 quarts tomatoes
1 cup onion
1 cup celery
1 cup carrots
1 cup green peppers
1/4 cup salt
1 cup sugar
2 cups white vinegar
2 tsp mustard seed

Mix together and put in jars, unsealed, in the fridge. Recipe can be halved.

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Slice thin 1 gallon cucumbers in glass jar with 3 large onions, sliced.

Syrup:

6 cups sugar
4 cups vinegar
1 1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/2 cup pickling salt (not iodized)
1 1/2 tsp celery salt
1 1/2 tsp turmeric
2 tsp mustard seeds

Bring syrup to a boil then cool to very cold.  Pour over cucumbers. Use in 5 days.

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3 pounds garlic gloves
5 cups water

Boil 20 minutes and set aside.

Pour garlic into large kettle.  Add:

4 cups white vinegar
4 cups boiled water (save the rest of the water in case you need it to finish the last jar)
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup salt

Bring everything to a boil and simmer 5 minutes.

In each heated jar put 1/2 tsp dill weed and pour garlic mixture into jar.  Apply hot lids and rings to seal. Set 2-3 weeks before eating.  You may hot water bath for a few minutes to seal.

Note: This makes pretty Christmas presents.  Flavor is wonderful.  Buy the cans of garlic at Costco.

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Grind together:

1 pound ham
1 1/2  pork steaks

Add:

1 cup milk
2 beaten eggs
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 cup cracker crumbs

Mix all ingredients and shape in loaf. Bake in slow oven (250 degrees) about 1 1/2 hours, then at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours. Drain off all fat and baste every 15 minutes for the last hour with the following:

1/2 cup vinegar
1 tsp mustard
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup water

Mix together and cook before using to baste.

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