August 13, 2007 Tomato Recipes

Easy Tastebud Delights

8.13 Edition (August 13, 2007)

Easy Recipes

45 minutes+

Hi Everyone and Happy Tuesday to you!

I've decided to do something a bit different today, instead of sending a meal idea, I will share some tomato recipes from Mom's cookbook. I've had a request for different ways to use them and our plants are LOADED. Enjoy!


Red Tomato Pickles
Eloda Berkin

Blanch and peel 4 quarts red tomatoes.

Cut in small pieces:
4 green peppers
4 red peppers
8 hot peppers (or more)

Cut this all in small pieces:
3 cups chopped onions
3 cups celery
2-1/2 cups white sugar
2 tbsp. salt
4 cups vinegar

Tie pickling spice in cloth and boil 2-1/2 hours over moderate heat, stir every little while.
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Abby's Green Tomato Relish
Eloda Berkin

4 quarts green tomatoes in blender makes 5 cups.

4 cups white sugar, boil 20 minutes, stir in strawberry or raspberry Jello powder. Bottle.

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Green Tomato Chow
Eloda Berkin

10 lb. tomatoes
2 lb. onions
3/4 cup salt

Set overnight, rinse and drain.

Boil 40 oz. cider vinegar, add 3 diced green and red peppers and 6 cloves garlic.

Add 3-3/4 cup brown sugar and tomatoes.

Tip in cloth:

1-1/2 tbsp. dry mustard
1-1/2 tbsp whole cloves
1-1/2 tbsp ginger
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. salt
1 tbsp. celery salt

Boil for 1 hour.

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