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!
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A little "swat" bee checks out the top of a jar of relish instead of the green tomato-- must be the lure of the sugar and spice.
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The recipe calls for 1 gallon green tomatoes.
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Need 1/2 dozen peppers for the recipe. Green, red, or both.
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Getting the green tomatoes ready to chop.
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Adding some sweet red bell peppers.
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Recipe calls for 1 gallon cabbage. Mother used mostly regular cabbage, plus just a bit of purple cabbage for added color.
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Basket of green tomatoes, waiting patiently on the back porch.
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Using the food processor saved my mom lots and lots of time compared to using the hand grinder.
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Oh, I just love to look at all the lids and rings in a pile.
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Piles of lids and rings are usually accompanied by a bunch of jars on the counter.
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Mixing it all up by hand. Wish I'd already learned all the settings on the camera so I could've caught the action...but hey, the blur of stuff shows action, too :)
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Salted and draining. Did I tell you this mix included about 1 quart of onions?
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1/2 gal vinegar, 2 lbs sugar, 2-3 T turmeric, and 1 T each of celery seed, cloves, ginger, and cinnamon.
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Shhhh, don't tell her I put her picture in here, or I'm in trouble :)
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Hey, glad you stopped by to see Clara's flowers and gardens! My mom can grow just about anything under the sun, and I've been enjoying taking pictures this summer. Until I started beadmaking and learning to take cool closeups of said beadies, I hadn't thought about how to take closeups of all the gorgeous lilies and other plants she grows. This is just a start of the pics. You know, I missed the daffodils and irises this spring, and the roses weren't going full bloom when I was home last. Oh, and I really gotta get more pics of the vegetables next time, too. If you liked visiting Clara's garden, be sure to leave my mom a comment, okay? She'll love to hear what you think :)
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awesome!!!!!
thanks for the visit to your mom's kitchen. i can feel the love there,the love for each other and for cooking. the joy of life....figgin awesome!!!!!
» Posted by
BernieD
on 8/11/2007 4:52:23 PM.
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i agree
i totally agree with bernie d. lots of feeling in your pics. well done and fun to see. bet it tastes great too.
» Posted by
jude
on 8/14/2007 12:32:34 AM.
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Yummmm Yummm
Great pictures! I can almost smell those green tomatoes!
» Posted by
debk
on 8/16/2007 6:48:51 PM.
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