This is the Family Recipe for "Green Tomato Pickle", which is mostly used as a topping for a pot of beans. Sweet, vinegary, and a bit of cloves.

I went through some old files, and found the oldest family reference to this recipe, from Great-Grandma Box herself, and it's dated 1917.

My PetRecipe for Green Tomatoe Pickle

Take 8 lbs. green tomatoes + chop fine. Add 4 lbs brown sugar and boil down 3 hours. Add 1 qt vinegar, 1 teaspoon each of Mace, cinnamon, cloves, and boil 15 minutes longer. Put into jars and seal. Good on meats and beans. From Mrs. Scott at Trinity Center 1917.

A PetRecipe from Anita Box.