Chow Chow

• 8 pounds green tomatoes (25 medium size) 
• 8 cups sugar 
• 4 cups white vinegar 
• 3 tablespoons pickling salt 
• 3 tablespoons ground cloves 
• 3 tablespoons cinnamon (optional) 
• 1 teaspoon mace 

Put tomatoes through food chopper. Add sugar, white vinegar and pickling salt. Bring to boil and simmer for 3 hours in open kettle. (Mixture should be fairly thick.) Add ground spices and boil for 15 minutes. Pour into hot sterilized jars. Close immediately to seal. 

Yield: 12 pint jars