Green Tomato Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 peck green tomatoes
2 1/2 to 3 c. cider vinegar
4 lb. light brown sugar
1 Tbsp. whole cloves
3 sticks broken cinnamon

Preparation

Bag spices in cheesecloth (remove bag before canning).
The night before, cut tomatoes into 1/2-inch slices.
Mix brine, using enough salt to float an egg.
Use enamel or earthen container. Soak tomato slices for about 6 hours.
Drain and rinse.
Cook vinegar, sugar and bag of spices for 5 to 10 minutes.
Add tomatoes.
Cook until transparent.
Don't overcook!
Remove bag. Fill jars and seal.
This recipe is 90 years old!