Green Tomato Relish

Whether you call it Green Tomato Relish or Green Tomato Ketchup, it's a zingy way to use up all those green tomatoes this time of the year when the tomato plants go into mega-production mode. You know, the time of the season when you can't even give away all the tomatoes. My mom made over two dozen jars of this relish, and I took some pictures as she made the second batch. The kitchen light was off to cut down on the heat, so these are a mix of partial sunlight and the incandescent stove light. Smell was the predominant sense of the day, though! As she chopped big chunks of green tomatoes, red bell peppers, cabbage, purple cabbage, onion, red onion, and green peppers, each scent same at me in waves. The waves of fresh cut vegetable scent blended and filled the kitchen. Ah, but the real tell-tale scent of green tomato relish comes when the vinegar, sugar, and spices hit the boiling water! You could even smell relish in the air pocket between the storm door and wood door at the back porch!