Ripe Tomato Pickles

Ingredients

• Take smooth, ripe tomatoes
• sufficient pure cider vinegar
• a piece of foolscap or smooth brown paper
• the white of an egg

Method

1. 1

   Wash tomatoes clean in cold water; prick them with a coarse needle; lay compactly in a stone jar until full; heat vinegar until boiling, then turn over the tomatoes.

2. 2

   Cover with paper tied on tight.

3. 3

   When cool, put away in a cool, dark place.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household (of the Detroit free press) (1886) by Goff, May Perrin,, page 483. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

RIPE TOMATO PICKLES. Take smooth, ripe tomatoes and wash clean in cold water ; prick them with a coarse needle ; lay compactly in a stone jar until full ; then take sufficient pure cider vinegar to cover ; heat until boiling, then turn over the tomatoes ; have ready a piece of foolscap or smooth brown paper, turn the white of an egg

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