Pickled Green Tomatoes

Name: Pickled Green Tomatoes
Ingredients: 100 g/4 oz salt; 900 g/2 lb granulated sugar; 1.4 kg/3 lb small green tomatoes; 1 vanilla pod or 1 cinnamon stick; 300 ml/½ pint white wine vinegar; 1 vanilla pod or 1 cinnamon stick

Preparation info

Makes
2.25 kg

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Carved Angel Cookery Book

By Joyce Molyneux

Published 1990

About

If you grow your own tomatoes, make a point of culling enough hard unripened fruit to make this unusual pickle. I keep it hidden away from temptation until the late autumn, when it is brought out to set off the earthy flavours of game terrines and pies.

Ingredients

1.4 kg/3 lb small green tomatoes
100 g/4

Preserve
Vegan
Gluten-free
Autumn

Method

Wash the tomatoes and put in a pan. Add the salt to 2.25 litres/4 pints cold water in a separate pan and stir until it has dissolved completely, then bring to the boil. Pour enough over the tomatoes