Dilled Green Tomatoes

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 5 lbs small firm green tomatoes
• 1/4 cup canning salt
• 3 1/2 cups vinegar
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 6 -7 cloves garlic
• 6 -7 heads fresh dill or 1/4 cup dill seed
• 6 -7 bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 wash and core tomatoes; cut into halves or quarters.
• 2 combine salt, vinegar and water in a large saucepopt.
• 3 bring to a boil.
• 4 pack tomatoes into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace.
• 5 add 1 garlic clove, 1 head of dill (or 2 tsp. dill seeds) and 1 bay leaf to each jar.
• 6 ladle hot liquid over tomatoes, leaving 1/4-inch headspace.
• 7 remove air .
• 8 adjust two-piece caps.
• 9 process 15 minutes in a boiling-water canner.
• 10 yield: about 6 pints.