German Green Tomato Relish

Here is a good tasty way to use up all those green tomatoes.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 30 mins
• Yields: 6 pints

Ingredients

• 12  lbs green tomatoes, blanched,peeled and thinly sliced (about 5 1/2 quarts)
• 4  onions, chopped
• 4  green peppers, halved,seeded,de-ribbed and finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup salt
• 2  tablespoons whole cloves
• 2  tablespoons  pickling spices
• 2  tablespoons black peppercorns
• 1⁄2 cup mustard seeds, coarsely crushed in a mortar
• 1  lb brown sugar
• 7 1⁄2 cups wine vinegar

Directions

1. Combine all of the ingredients in an enameled, tinned or stainless steel pot.
2. Stirring occasionally, heat the mixture to simmering and cook over low heat for three hours.
3. Pour into jars, cover and process.
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