Pickled Sweet Green Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 10 to 11 lb. of green tomatoes (l6 cups sliced)
- 2 cup sliced onions
- l/4 cup canning or pickling salt
- 4 cup vinegar (5% acidity)
- 3 cup brown sugar
- l tbsp. mustard seed
- l tbsp. allspice
- l tbsp. celery seed
- l tbsp. whole cloves
Instructions
YIELD: About 9 pints. Wash and slice tomatoes and onions. Place in bowl, sprinkle with l/4 cup salt, and let stand 4 to 6 hours. Drain. Heat and stir sugar in vinegar until dissolved. Tie mustard seed, allspice, celery seed and cloves in a spice bag. Add to vinegar with tomatoes and onions. If needed, add minimum water to cover pieces. Bring to boil and simmer 30 minutes, stirring as needed to prevent burning. Tomatoes should be tender and transparent when properly cooked. Remove spice bag. Fill hot jars with mixture and cover with hot pickling solution, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Adjust lids and process. RECOMMENDED PROCESS TIMES FOR PICKLED SWEET GREEN TOMATOES IN A BOILING-WATER CANNER Style Process Times at Altitudes of of Jar 0- 1001- 6001- Pack Size 1000 ft. 6000 ft. 8000 ft. ----- ------- -------- -------- -------- Hot Pints 10 min. 15 min. 20 min. Hot Quarts 15 20 25