Green tomato crisp
3 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | pounds | Sliced green tomatoes |
| 2 | gallons | Water |
| 2 | cups | Pickling lime |
| Ice water | ||
| Additional ice | ||
| 2 | quarts | Vinegar |
| 7 | pounds | Sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Coarse salt |
| 1 | teaspoon | Mixed pickling spice |
| 1 | tablespoon | Whole cloves |
Directions
Use smaller tomatoes; wash and slice. Mix tap water (not heated) and lime; place the sliced tomatoes in the solution and let soak for 24 hours. Rinse well and soak 3 hours in ice water addice ice from time to time to keep the solution cold. Meanwhile, make up the solution using vinegar and remaining ingredients and bring to a boil; cool.
Pour water off tomatoes and pour cooled vinegar mix over them. Let stand over night. Next day bring entire solution (tomatoes included) to a slow boil for 30 minutes. Put in jars and seal. Randy Rigg Submitted By RANDY RIGG On 06-19-95