Pickled Green Tomatoes

The monotony of servants’ meals could sometimes lead to grumbling. Indeed, some cooks found the servants as picky as their employers. Preserves and pickles were easy ways to pep up plain meals and were also vital for using up gluts of produce from the gardens. This recipe is particularly useful, as it uses up the inevitable load of unripe tomatoes left on the plants when the sun’s warmth fades at the end of autumn.