Re: [CH] green 'maters
Dave Sacerdote (davesas@ntplx.net)
Tue, 2 Mar 1999 21:45:03 -0500 (EST)
>Yes indeedy! Anybody got a good recipe for these? I adore them, and
>have only a strange, rather sweet recipe from Craig Claiborne for a
>"Crystal" type that's nothing like the kosher ones I grew up on. I can
>certainly picture the latter with some habbies in 'em....yummmmm!!!
Oddly enough, most of the green tomato pickle recipes I have would turn out
strange and rather sweet (they all have sugar, allspice, and cloves in
common.) But there are a couple of kosher-style ones. This one is
tried-and-true...
Green Tomato Dill Pickles
5 lb small firm green tomatoes
fresh dill or dill seeds
garlic cloves
whole cloves
4 cup vinegar
1/3 cup pickling salt
Wash tomatoes. Slice 1/4-inch thick. Pack loosely in hot sterilized
quart jars with 1/2-inch headspace. To each quart, add 3-4 heads of
dill (or 2 T), 1 clove garlic, 1 clove. In saucepan (non-aluminum),
combine vinegar, salt, and 4 C water. Bring to boil. Pour boiling
liquid over tomatoes, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Adjust lids.
Process in boiling water bath in quart jars for 20-minutes. Makes 5
quarts.
Note: These will turn out firmer if you allow the brine to cool to
room temp before pouring over the tomatoes; the boiling-water bath will
still be sufficient to sterilize the jar contents.
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