Green Tomato Pickle
Ingredients
- 3 kg green tomatoes, cored and sliced
- 1 kg onions, sliced
- 1/2 cup salt
- 2 cups white vinegar
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 whole cloves
- 1 Tbs mustard
- 2 tsps cornflour
Instructions
Layer the tomatoes alternately with the onions in a glass bowl, lightly sprinkling each layer with salt. Leave to stand overnight. The next day, bring the vinegar, sugar and cloves to the boil. Make a paste of the mustard and cornflour stirred with a little vinegar to blend. Stir into boiling vinegar. Wash and drain the tomatoes and onions and add to the vinegar. Cook 1 hour, stirring occasionally until the pickle reaches the desired consistency.
