Green Tomato Pickles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 qt. sliced tomatoes
3 medium onions, thinly sliced
1/4 c. salt
ice water
3/4 qt. vinegar
3 c. sugar
1 tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. mustard seed

Preparation

Add salt to sliced tomatoes and onions.
Cover with ice water; let stand 1 hour.
In large pot, combine vinegar, sugar, celery and mustard seed.
Bring to boil.
Drain tomatoes and onions; rinse.
Add to vinegar; let simmer.
Do not boil.
Pack in hot, sterile jars and seal.
Makes about 5 pints.
You can add a little hot pepper if you would like to spice them up.