Pickled Green Tomatoes
Source of Recipe
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Recipe Introduction
Pickled Green Tomatoes
Preparation Time: 6-8 Hours
Cooking Time: approximately 50 minutes, Processing time: 10 minutes
Servings: 7 pints
List of Ingredients
Ingredients:
10 to 11 pounds green tomatoes (16 cups sliced)
2 cups sliced onions
� cup pure salt (i.e. without the freeflowing chemicals, e.g. maldon)
3 cups brown sugar
4 cups vinegar (5% acidity)
1 tablespoon mustard seed
1 tablespoon whole allspice
1 tablespoon celery seed
1 tablespoon whole cloves
Recipe
Preparations
Core and slice tomatoes. Place in stainless steel bowl with sliced onions. Sprinkle with 1/4 cup salt; let stand 4 to 6 hours. Drain.
Cooking
In large (non-aluminium) saucepan, add vinegar and brown sugar; heat and stir until sugar is dissolved. Tie mustard seed, allspice, celery seed, and cloves in a spice bag. Add to vinegar with tomatoes and onions. If needed, add a minimum amount of water to cover pieces. Bring to boil and simmer 30 minutes, stirring often. Tomatoes should be tender and transparent. Remove and discard spice bag. Fill hot sterilized pint jars with tomatoes. Cover with the hot liquid, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles using a non-metal spatula. Wipe rims of jars and adjust lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.
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