Dilled Green Tomatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 lbs small firm green tomatoes
1/4 cup canning salt
3 1/2 cups vinegar
3 1/2 cups water
6 -7 cloves garlic
6 -7 heads fresh dill or 1/4 cup dill seed
6 -7 bay leaves

Preparation

Wash and core tomatoes; cut into halves or quarters.
Combine salt, vinegar and water in a large saucepopt.
Bring to a boil.
Pack tomatoes into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace.
Add 1 garlic clove, 1 head of dill (or 2 tsp. dill seeds) and 1 bay leaf to each jar.
Ladle hot liquid over tomatoes, leaving 1/4-inch headspace.
Remove air bubbles.
Adjust two-piece caps.
Process 15 minutes in a boiling-water canner.
Yield: about 6 pints.