Crisp Green Tomato Pickles

Ingredients

• 7 lbs. green tomatoes
• 5 lbs. sugar
• 2 vials Lilly's lime
• *% gallon vinegar
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ground cloves
• 1 tsp. ground ginger
• 1 tsp. celery seed

Method

1. 1

   Slice tomatoes thin, make 2 gallons of lime water.

2. 2

   Pour over tomatoes and let stand 24 hours.

3. 3

   Drain, let soak 4 hours in clear cold water; drain again.

4. 4

   Make syrup of sugar, vinegar, and spices, let come to a boil and pour over tomatoes.

5. 5

   Let stand overnight.

6. 6

   Next morning boil all together for 10 minutes.

7. 7

   Put in jars and seal.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Shallowford cookery (1951) by Marie Koury, page 21. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Crisp Green Tomato Pickles 7 lbs. green tomatoes 1 tsp. ground 5 lbs. sugar cinnamon 2 vials Lilly's lime 1 tsp ground cloves (May be purchased at drug 1 tsp. ground ginger stores) 1 tsp. celery seed *% gallon vinegar

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