Fire Balls

Submitted by Diana Adcock

"This recipe is from Maggie Hennessey's book A taste of West Virgina: A book of favorite recipes. So many people were requesting recipes for canning cherry tomatoes that when I found this I wanted to share it. Let me know how it comes out-I think it looks very tasty."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 4 quarts

ingredients

• 14 lbs small green cherry tomatoes
• 4 cloves garlic
• 4 stalks celery
• 4 hot red peppers
• 4 heads dill
• 1 quart water
• 1⁄2 cup pickling salt
• 2 quarts white vinegar

directions

1. Pack 3 1/2 pounds of cherry tomatoes in each of the clean, hot jars.
2. To each quart jar add a clove of garlic, a celery stalk, a hot red pepper, and a head of dill.
3. Combine water, pickling salt and vinegar.
4. Boil.
5. Fill jars to 1/2 inch head space from top.
6. Process 10 minutes in boiling water bath.
7. Makes 4 quarts.

Reviews

[Suzanne Rivera]

The Fire Balls are wonderful. What a great way to use up those green tomatoes at the end of the season.I will definately be making more of them next year & the recipe is being passed on to my friends who think they are wonderful too.GOOD JOB.

 

[Nancy Ward]

Have been giving away jars of these like wildfire-everybody wants one, even the ones who don't like tomatoes. Can't keep up production!!

 

[Antifreesz]

Rose R red,Tomatoes too... Sometimes green but Never blue So here's what to do When summer is through ;)

 

[Lumberjackie]

These are great! I didn't expect to enjoy them as much as I do, since the texture is quite a bit softer than most of my preferred pickles. However, when eaten as a side to fish, meat, or a cheese tray - rather than out of hand - they're wonderful. I'll be making these again next season. Thanks for the recipe!

 

[logcabingirl13]

Maggie gave me a taste of these delicious tomatoes about 30 years ago. Though I've never made them, I've often talked about how good they are! This year, I plan to make a small batch with green grape tomatoes. I'll keep you posted! Thank you so much for posting this recipe!!! Maggie is a wonderful lady!!!