Pickled green tomatoes

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a fruity note while being cost-effective.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers natural sweetness, while brown sugar is often less expensive.

green tomatoes

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cucumbers

Zucchini can mimic the texture, and cucumbers are more affordable.

mustard seeds

🥗Healthier: ground mustard

💰Cheaper: yellow mustard

Ground mustard is easier to find and less expensive.

Introduce the process of making pickled green tomatoes with 45 pounds of green tomatoes.

Discuss the ingredients needed including garlic, bay leaves, pickled jalapenos, dill weed, whole peppercorns, yellow mustard seed, and 10 pounds of cut-up tomatoes.

Take out hot jars, layering ingredients starting with dill weed, adding 1-2 cloves of garlic per jar, and 2 whole bay leaves per jar.

Add 2-3 pickled jalapenos to each jar, adjusting for spice preference.

Add about 1/2 teaspoon of black peppercorns to each jar.

Add 1 teaspoon of yellow mustard seeds to each jar for flavor.

Layer sweet Vidalia onions into the jars, adjusting quantity based on preference.

Begin layering the cut-up tomatoes into the jars, ensuring not to pack them too tightly.

Prepare the pickling liquid by combining 7 cups of distilled vinegar, 7 cups of water, and 1/2 cup of canning salt in a pot, bringing it to a boil while keeping it hot.

Leave about an inch of headspace in the jars as the liquid is poured in.

Use a debubbler to remove air bubbles from the jars, ensuring a good seal, and wipe the tops with vinegar to clean.

Place lids on the jars, keeping them in warm water before sealing.

Tighten the rings on the jars and place them in the boiling water bath canner.

Water bath can the jars for 20 minutes, ensuring at least 2 inches of water covers the tops of the jars.

Finish by showing the filled jars and discussing how many jars are expected from the batch.

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