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

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