Where do you go to find a recipe when Food 52 does not have one for pickled green tomatoes?
I have lots of green plum tomatoes to harvest and use. Pickled is a option to use them all (and not have to eat them now). Any suggestions?
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http://www.splendidtable.org/story/when-pickling-spring-vegetables-choose-your-water-salt-and-vinegar-carefully
https://food52.com/recipes/34662-green-ajvar-green-tomato-relish
Most non-Californians think we're crazy when we tell them that the grass here is brown in the summer, green in the winter.
;-)
http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016825-pickled-green-tomatoes
I consider them to be a fairly reputable source of food recipes.
I found this recipe using a search engine, one that starts with a G.
Here's one:
https://food52.com/blog/7098-quick-pickling-101
1 peck green tomatoes
2 quarts onions
2 quarts vinegar
1/2 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon turmeric
2 pounds brown sugar
1/2 pound white mustard seed
1/2 ounce ground mace
1 tablespoon celery seed
1 tablespoon ground cloves
1/2 cup olive oil
Slice tomatoes and onions very thin. Place on large platters and sprinkle with salt. Let stand overnight. Drain through colander. Add one quart vinegar to vegetables and boil slowly until tender and clear. Drain. Mix sugar, mustard seed, celery seed and cloves with [second quart of] vinegar and boil 5 minutes. Mix drained vegetables with cayenne pepper, mustard and turmeric and add to vinegar mixture. Mix well, add olive oil and seal in jars. Yield: 8 quarts.
The other recipes include one for Sweet Green Tomato Pickle with cabbage and onions, and similar spicing but adds ginger. It includes one cup salt which, I don't see int the first. The last calls for a calcium chloride solution. There is also a recipe for chow-chow, containing cabbage, green tomatoes and bell peppers. You could private message me through my profile page if the other recipes interest you! Charleston Receipts is considered a good cookbook. I'm sure Joy of Cooking must have some recipes too, just not finding my copy at the moment and must get ready for Father's Day brunch!