Green Tomato Crisp - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. green tomatoes
2 gal. water
2 scant c. lime
2 qt. pure vinegar
7 lb. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. pickling spice
1 Tbsp. cloves

Preparation

Slice the tomatoes. Soak 24 hours in 2 gallons water with
the lime.
Rinse well.
Put in ice water and let stand 3 hours. Cover with and soak overnight in the vinegar, sugar, salt, pickling spice and cloves. Bring to a boil. Cook 30 to 40 minutes.
Pack in sterile jars and seal.
Makes about 12 pints.
(Recipe, 1960.)