Enjoy this modern pickle recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pecks (12 quarts) green tomatoes, sliced
- 12 large onions
- 1 1/2 cups salt
- Cider vinegar
- 3 pounds dark brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons white mustard seed
- 1 1/2 tablespoons celery seed
- 1 1/2 tablespoons whole cloves
- 1 1/2 tablespoons whole allspice
- 3 tablespoons ground mustard
- 1 1/2 tablespoons ground black pepper
- 9 small pods hot red pepper (cut up without seeds) or 2 tablespoons dried crushed red pepper
Directions
Slice tomatoes and sprinkle with salt. Let stand overnight. Next day wash off the salt and drain thoroughly. Cover with good quality cider vinegar and add the remaining ingredients. Boil about one hour and put in sterilized jars.
Yields 16 to 18 jars