Green Tomato Butter

Name: Green Tomato Butter
Ingredients: 10 lbs (4.5 kg). green tomatoes (6 quarts (5675 ml).); 6 cups (1425 ml) sugar; 2 cups (475 ml) vinegar (can use malt vinegar); 1 tsp (5 ml) cayenne; 1 tsp (5 ml) cloves, ground; 1 tsp (5 ml) cinnamon, ground; 1 tsp (5 ml) allspice, ground; 1 tsp (5 ml) salt; 1 bottle Certo (optional)

9 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

10 lbs (4.5 kg). green tomatoes (6 quarts (5675 ml).)
6 cups (1425 ml) sugar
2 cups (475 ml) vinegar (can use malt vinegar)
1 tsp (5 ml) cayenne
1 tsp (5 ml) cloves, ground
1 tsp (5 ml) cinnamon, ground
1 tsp (5 ml) allspice, ground
1 tsp (5 ml) salt
1 bottle Certo (optional)

Directions

1

Peel tomatoes.
2

Chop into large pieces.
3

Cover with vinegar.
4

Let stand 8 hours or overnight.
5

Drain well.
6

Add all other ingredients.
7

Cook slowly (can use a crock pot) until very thick (approximately 4 hours if using a large pot or longer in a crock pot).
8

If not thickening sufficiently, add Certo and continue stirring and cooking an additional 10 minutes or so.