green tomato ketchup(relish)

(1 rating)
Recipe by
ginger skaggs
harrodsburg, KY

This is my Aunt Naomi's recipe and it is one of the foods I grew up on. We would use this instead of pickle relish in dishes.

(1 rating)
yield serving(s)
prep time 45 Min
cook time 40 Min

Ingredients For green tomato ketchup(relish)

  • 1 peck green tomatoes(about 24 large tomatoes)
  • 6 green peppers
  • 6 red sweet peppers
  • 10 onions
  • 5 cups apple cider vinegar
  • 5 cups sugar
  • sterilized, clean jars with lids and rings
  • 2 tablespoons pickling spice tied in a cheesecloth bag
  • BRINE
  • 1/4 cup salt
  • 1 quart water

How To Make green tomato ketchup(relish)

  • 1
    Cut or grind vegetables.(My aunt used a grinder, coarse ground)
  • 2
    Soak in brine overnight.
  • 3
    The next morning drain or squeeze out brine.
  • 4
    Mix vinegar, sugar and spices together.
  • 5
    Bring to a boil.
  • 6
    Add vegetables and cook for 10 minutes.
  • 7
    Put in jars and seal.
  • 8
    As always make sure your jars are clean with no chips or cracks and wipe the rim to be sure there is nothing on it. I know most of you ladies know this, but "newbies" may not.

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