Dilly green tomatoes

6 Quarts

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
30 smalls Tomatoes, green; whole, firm
8 cups Water
4 cups Vinegar, cider
¾ cup Salt, pickling
6 Hot green pepper pods
6 Garlic cloves
6 Celery stalks; cut in half
6 Fresh dill heads; or 1-1/2 teaspoons dillweed

Directions

Wash tomatoes, and set aside. Combine water, vinegar, and salt in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, and cook 5 minutes. Put 1 pepper, 1 clove garlic, 2 pieces celery, and 1 head dill or ¼ teaspoon dillweed into each of 6 hot, sterilized quart jars. Pack each jar tightly with tomatoes, leaving a 1" headspace. Pour vinegar mixture into each jar, leaving ½" headspace. Adjust lids; process 15 minutes in a boiling-water bath.

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