Sweet green tomato and corn piccalilli

1 batch

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
5Green tomatoes; thin sliced each about baseball size
2tablespoonsSalt
2cupsWhite vinegar
2cupsSugar
½teaspoonWhole cloves
½teaspoonGround cinnamon
Kernels from 3 ears corn uncooked
½Red bell pepper; diced small
½Green bell pepper diced small
1Red onion; diced small

Directions

Rub tomato slices with salt and allow to stand overnight, covered and refrigerated. In the morning, squeeze the tomato slices between layers of cheesecloth to remove excess moisture. Set aside.

In a large saucepan combine the vinegar, sugar, cloves and cinnamon.

Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. Add reserved tomatoes; stir well. Add the remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly.

This piccalilli will keep, covered and refrigerated, several weeks.

Yield: 6 to 8 cups, depending on the size of the tomatoes.

From _Salsas, Sambals, Chutneys & Chowchows_ by Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby. In Alice Colombo's 09/21/94"Cook's Corner" column in "The (Louisville, KY) Courier-Journal." Pg. C6. Posted by Cathy Harned. From: Cathy Harned Date: 09-26-94