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mum's green tomato pickles

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Sue Fitzpatrick
Whitby, ON

My husband loves these as a topping on bbq hamburgers.

(1 rating)
method Canning/Preserving

Ingredients For mum's green tomato pickles

  • 1 gal
    green tomatoes
  • 12 lg
    onions
  • 3 c
    brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 3 c
    white vinegar
  • 3 Tbsp
    pickling spice, in a cheesecloth bag
  • 1 Tbsp
    celery seed
  • 1 Tbsp
    tumeric

How To Make mum's green tomato pickles

  • 1
    Slice tomatoes and onions and arrange in layers in an enamel canner with a generous sprinkling of picking salt between each layer. Let stand overnight.
  • 2
    In the morning drain and wash the contents very thoroughly with cold water and return to rinsed out canner.
  • 3
    Tie all spices in a cheesecloth bag and boil with the vinegar and sugar then add to the tomato and onions in the canner.
  • 4
    Boil gently until most of the liquid has gone, about an hour. Remove spice bag. Ladle tomatoes in sterilized jars and seal.
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