Mountain Chow Chow(5 Gallon Recipe) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 heads cabbage
1/2 bu. green tomatoes
5 or more pods hot pepper
canning salt

Preparation

Chop cabbage very fine. Chop green tomatoes and hot pepper; mix together with cabbage. Pack in a crock jar (stone jar) tightly. Use 5 cups per layer. Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon of canning salt over the first layer. Then add another layer of cabbage mix and canning salt. Pack tightly and continue until the crock jar is full. Place a plate on top of packed cabbage mix. Then place a flint rock on top of the plate and cover with a cloth or a tight cover. Let it \"work\" for 9 days.