Dilled Green Tomatoes

Ingredients

• 5 lbs. green tomatoes, small, firm
• 3 1/2 s vinegar
• 3 1/2 s water
• 1/4 canning salt
• 6 cloves garlic, or as needed
• 6 sprigs fresh dill, or as needed
• 6 bay leaves, or as needed

Directions

Wash and core tomatoes; cut into halves or quarters. Combine vinegar, water and salt in large sauce pot; bring to boil. Pack tomatoes into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Add 1 garlic clove, 1 dill sprig and 1 bay leaf to each jar. Pour hot liquid over tomatoes, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Adjust caps. Process 15 minutes in boiling water bath. Yield: about 6 pints.