Nanny's Green Chow-Chow

This has been in our family for years and years. I've included stand time in the preparation time.

• Ready In: 25 hrs
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12 473 ml jars

Ingredients

• 30  green tomatoes
• 16  apples
• 1⁄2 cup coarse salt
• 6  large onions
• 4  cups sugar
• 1⁄4 cup pickling salt
•  white vinegar

Directions

1. Clean and wash tomatoes, apples and peel onions.
2. In a Dutch oven slice and layer the 3 ingredients.
3. After each complete layer, sprinkle a little salt and let stand overnight.
4. Next Day:
5. Drain and put ingredients back into pot and add sugar, spices (tied in clean cheesecloth) and add vinegar to cover 3/4 of ingredients.
6. Cook over low to medium heat for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring often with a wooden spoon.
7. Check often to make sure mixture does not burn.
8. When thickened put into sterilized jars and seal.
9. Process for 20 minutes.