Green Tomato Crisp - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. sliced green tomatoes
2 gal. lime water
4 lb. sugar
4 pt. vinegar
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. each: ground cloves, cinnamon, allspice, celery seed and mace

Preparation

Soak tomato slices in the lime water, made by stirring 3 cups garden lime into 2 gallons water, for 24 hours.
Drain, then rinse well under running water.
Soak for 4 hours in fresh cold water, changing water every hour.
Drain.