| 1 | Yield: about 9 pints |
| 2 | procedure: wash and slice tomatoes and onions. |
| 3 | Place in bowl, sprinkle with ?cup salt, and let stand 4 to 6 hours. |
| 4 | Drain. |
| 5 | Heat and stir sugar in vinegar until dissolved. |
| 6 | Tie mustard seed, allspice, celery seed, and cloves in a spice bag. |
| 7 | Add to vinegar with tomatoes and onions. |
| 8 | If needed, add minimum water to cover pieces. |
| 9 | Bring to boil and simmer 30 minutes, stirring as needed to prevent burning. |
| 10 | Tomatoes should be tender and transparent when properly cooked. |
| 11 | Remove spice bag. |
| 12 | Fill jar and cover with hot pickling solution, leaving ?inch headspace. |
| 13 | adjust lids and process according to the recommendations in table 1. |
| 14 | table Recommended process time for pickled sweet green tomatoes in a boiling-water canner. |
| 15 | style of pack: hot. |
| 16 | Jar size: pints. |
| 17 | Process time at altitudes of 0 - 1,000°Ft: 10 min. 1,001 - 6,000°Ft: 15 min. above 6,000°Ft: 20 min. |
| 18 | style of pack: hot. |
| 19 | Jar size: quarts. |
| 20 | Process time at altitudes of 0 ~ 1,000°Ft: 15 min. 1,001 - 6,000°Ft: 20 min. above 6,000°Ft: 25 min. |
| 21 | ======================================================= === * usda agriculture information bulletin no. |
| 22 | 539 (rev. |
| 23 | 1994) * |