A Few Ways To Use Those Green Tomatoes!

Elizabeth's Green Tomato Chow-Chow
This is like a sweet pickle relish

Makes 6 pints

9 pounds diced or grated green tomatoes
6 pounds finely diced onions
1 cup salt
4 cups water
4 cups white vinegar
1 cup water (original recipe calls for 2 cups, but I found it made it too thin.)
½ cup pickling spices
2 ½ lbs brown sugar
2 ½ lbs white sugar
½ cup cornstarch
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 red pepper, chopped finely

Soak the tomatoes and onions in the first amount of water and the salt over night.
Drain well in the morning
Put the spice in a cloth bag, tie shut with sting. Crush with a rolling pin.
Put the green tomatoes and onions in a pot with the vinegar and second amount of water, putting in the bag of spice. Stir gently.
Bring to a boil, then simmer for half and hour.
Add the sugars and simmer another half an hour.
Stir together the cornstarch, dry mustard and turmeric.
Add a little of the simmering liquid to make a paste, then stir it into the tomato mixture.
Add the chopped pepper.
Simmer for 1-3 hours until thick, will not be very thick yet. It will thicken slightly as it cooks in the hot water bath canner.
Be careful to not let it scorch. Because of the sugar content, it will scorch easily.
If you like a crunchy relish, simmer for 1 hour. If you like a soft relish simmer 2-3 hours.
Spoon into prepared jars and seal according to manufacturers directions.
Here in Utah, hot water bath for 25 minutes. Using a steamer is not safe with this recipe.

Recipe from recipezaar.com #99941


Raspberry (Green Tomato) Jam
2 cups green tomatoes, ground or grated
2 cups sugar
1 (3 oz) package raspberry Jello-O gelatin (or strawberry, etc.)

Grind or grate tomatoes.
Mix tomatoes and sugar.
Bring to a boil.
Boil 15 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Add jello and stir well.
Seal in jars or freeze.
Enjoy!

I'd freeze this as I am not sure how long to water bath for safety.
This is from recipezaar.com #89430