Pickled Green Cherry Tomatoes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 6 quarts green cherry tomatoes
• 6 sprigs fresh dill
• 18 peppercorns
• 6 small hot red peppers
• 2 quarts water
• 2 cups vinegar
• 4 tablespoons pickling spices
• 3/4 cup pickling salt

Recipe

• 1 wash tomatoes and pack in clean, hot quart jars.
• 2 add 1 dill head, 3 peppercorns and 1 red pepper to each jar.
• 3 place the pickling spice in the center of a coffee filter or cheesecloth and tie.
• 4 bring water, vinegar, bag of spices and salt to boil.
• 5 remove bag.
• 6 cover tomatoes with brine, leaving 1/2-in. headspace.
• 7 process in boiling water bath 10 minutes.
• 8 let set 6 weeks to mellow.