https://orner.net/tags/recipes/Recent content in Recipes on Lance OrnerHugoen-usSun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://orner.net/posts/green-tomato-pickle-card/Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://orner.net/posts/green-tomato-pickle-card/<p>This is the Family Recipe for &ldquo;Green Tomato Pickle&rdquo;, which is mostly used as a topping for a pot of beans. Sweet, vinegary, and a bit of cloves.</p> <p>I went through some old files, and found the oldest family reference to this recipe, from Great-Grandma Box herself, and it&rsquo;s dated 1917.</p> <figure class="figure"> <img src="https://orner.net/images/greentomatopicklecard.webp" alt="Handwritten family recipe card for Green Tomato Pickle from 1917, showing Great-Grandma Box&rsquo;s recipe with ingredients and instructions in vintage handwriting" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </figure><pre><code>My PetRecipe for Green Tomatoe Pickle Take 8 lbs. green tomatoes + chop fine. Add 4 lbs brown sugar and boil down 3 hours. Add 1 qt vinegar, 1 teaspoon each of Mace, cinnamon, cloves, and boil 15 minutes longer. Put into jars and seal. Good on meats and beans. From Mrs. Scott at Trinity Center 1917. </code></pre>