Autumn has arrived. It’s glorious.
But there is some level of panic, too. It’s all ending. There goes that last truck filled with corn, here comes the first of the kale and pumpkins. Nothing makes me sadder than the tomatoes dwindling and dwindling until there is nothing but a basket of green tomatoes left.
Don’t despair. Pickle some green tomatoes instead.
xoMrsW
Pickled Green Tomatoes
Makes 4 quart jars
12 firm green tomatoes, stemmed, cored and cut into 6 or 8 pieces
4 tablespoons dill seed
4 tablespoons celery seed
3 cups white vinegar
6 cups non-chlorinated water
3/4 cup kosher or pickling salt
4 garlic cloves
Pack the tomato pieces into the jars. Make ’em snuggle in there. Add one tablespoon dill seed and one tablespoon celery seed into each jar.
In a medium saucepan, bring the vinegar, water, salt and garlic to a boil until the salt has dissolved. Pour the brine over the tomatoes, filling the jars and maintaining a 1/2 inch headspace. Add one garlic clove to each jar.
Clean the rims of the jars, place the lids and rings, and lower the jars into the water bath. Process 15 minutes after the water returns to a boil.
After processing, turn off the heat and leave the jars in the waterbath for a few minutes to reduce siphoning.
Let the tomatoes pickle for a month before eating.
Michelle in VA
This looks like it would halve nicely … if I went with pints instead of quarts — 15 minutes still the way to go??
Phoebe Lapine
Love the creative usage of green tomatoes to deal with the changing seasons!
Pedro Ivo
Sorry, but I didn’t get what you meant by process. Do you mean we should boil the jars for 15 minutes?
Cathy
Yes, still process for 15 minutes!