Grandmas Green Tomato Pickles

Making pickles is 'just for fun' and tasty too, nice to give to friends, to enjoy on a cheese platter, with grilled meats or sausages ...  over night soaking required ... fun weekend cooking

Grandmas Green Tomato Pickles

What you need step 1:

2 kg green tomatoes, chopped
1 kg brown onions, diced
1/2 medium cauliflower, chopped into small pieces
1 medium cumcumber, peeled and chopped into small pieces
8 cups (2L) water
1/4 cup salt

What you need step 2:

1/2 cup plain flour
2 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard
2 teaspoons tumeric
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon curry powder
2 1/2 cups brown vinegar

Prepare hot sterilized jars ready for the pickles.

What you need to do:

Combine all veg in step 1, put in large bowl and cover with the water, add salt and stir until combined then cover and stand overnight.

The next day, put vegetables and all liquid into a large saucepan, bring to the boil then boil uncovered for 2 mins.  Take off the boil, drain then return vegetables to the sauce pan.

In another sauce pan put the flour, brown sugar, mustard, tumeric, cayenne and curry powder, stir to combine.  Gradually add the vinegar and mix to a smooth paste.  Put saucepan on heat and stir until mixture boils and thickens then simmer for 2 mins and remove from heat. 

Gradually add brown sugar mix to the vegetables, stir to combine then return pan to heat, keep stiring until mixture boils then boil for 3 minutes and remove from heat.

Finally pour mixture into hot sterilized jars and seal.