Grandma Otten's Chutney Tomatoes

Again, this really is not a salad, its not a soup, but, its a great condiment and can be used in a variety of ways! This is a pickling and canning project, so role up your sleeves and be careful!

Peel and scald 10 pounds of tomatoes

Rough chop the tomatoes*(?)

Take off about 1 quart of juice

3 sweet red peppers

3 green peppers

1 stalk of celery with leaves

4-5 mild onions

Finely chop or grind all veggies and add to the tomatoes.

Add 1 cup of white vinegar and 1 cup of white sugar.

Add salt to your own taste.

Put in a pickling spice bag with pickling spices in it, bag should be about the size of a walnut. Add some Cinnamon some cloves, a bay leaf.. cook for one hour.

Sterilize Jars, rims and lids. Pour hot liquid into jars, wipe rims.

Water bath- bring water to a boil, just enough to cover the jars. bring back to a boil.. simmer 15 to 20 minutes. Take jars out and place on clean, dry towel away from draft. Jars will start to pop, it means they are sealed. If not sealed, place in refrigerator. if sealed, store on a pantry shelf. Do not tighten the jar ring, real , real tight. Grandma did not give proportions for spice ball.. tie in cheese cloth with string.