Name: Green Tomato Relish
Yield: Yields 4 pints
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes; 1 tablespoon ground allspice; 1 tablespoon pickling salt; 6 cups (1400 ml) thinly sliced onions; 1 tablespoon white pepper; 4 quarts (3¾ L) sliced green tomatoes (unpeeled); 1 tablespoon ground ginger; 2 tablespoons ground mustard; 2½ cups (590 ml) white vinegar; 12 ounces (340 g) light brown sugar

Preparation info

Yields
4 pints

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Bill Neal's Southern Cooking

By Bill Neal

Published 1985

About

Southern cold buffets are still elaborate affairs, featuring hams, smoked turkeys, corned beef, and all types of seafood. Green tomato relish would be one of many cold condiments to accompany the meats.

Ingredients

4 quarts (3¾ L) sliced green tomatoes (unpeeled)
1 tablespoon pickling salt

Method

Put the sliced tomatoes in the stoneware crock, sprinkling each layer with salt. Let stand overnight and drain off the juice. Chop the tomatoes roughly. Add to the heavy-bottomed saucepan along with the onions, mustard, pepper, ginger, allspice, red pepper flakes, and brown sugar. Pour the vinegar over all, bring to a simmer and cook very gently for 1½ hours.

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