Green Tomato Catsup

Ingredients

• one peck of green tomatoes
• two large onions
• a quarter of a pound of mustard seed
• one ounce allspice
• one ounce cloves
• one ounce ground mustard
• one ounce ground ginger
• two tablespoonfuls black pepper
• two teaspoonfuls celery seed
• a quarter of a pound of brown sugar

Method

1. 1

   Layer green tomatoes and sliced onions, sprinkling salt between.

2. 2

   Let stand for 24 hours, then drain.

3. 3

   Add mustard seed, allspice, cloves, ground mustard, ground ginger, black pepper, and celery seed.

4. 4

   Cover with vinegar and boil for 2 hours; strain through a sieve and bottle for use.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Original White House Cookbook (1887) by Hugo Ziemann, F. L. Gillette, Hugo Zimmerman, mrs gillette, page 111. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

GREEN TOMATO CATSUP. One peck of green tomatoes and two large onions sliced. Place them in layers, sprinkling salt between; let them stand twenty-four hours and then drain them. Add a quarter of a pound of mustard seed, one ounce allspice, one ounce cloves, one ounce ground mustard, one ounce ground ginger, two tablespoonfuls black pepper, two teaspoonfuls celery seed, a quarter of a pound of brown sugar

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