Green Tomato Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 peck tomatoes
1/2 tsp. alum
1/4 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. celery seed
1 c. water
1 Tbsp. whole cloves
2 c. vinegar
4 c. sugar
2 sticks cinnamon
1 Tbsp. mustard seed

Preparation

Slice tomatoes; soak overnight, using 1/4 cup salt to 1 gallon water.
Drain well; cover with boiling water to which 1/2 tablespoon alum has been added.
Let stand 20 minutes.
Drain. Cover with cold water.
Drain.
Mix spices, vinegar, sugar and water together.
Bring to a boil; add tomato slices and again, bring to a boil.
Place in hot sterile jars.
Seal.
Yields 10 pints.