Veggie Magic: Tasty Plant-Based Recipes by Angelia Griffith - HTML preview

CANNED GREEN TOMATOES

Slice green tomatoes and put in crock. Put handful of salt over top. Pour boiling water over; enough to cover. Let stand 1 hour or longer. Drain. Pack in jars, drain. Fill jars with boiling water. Cold pack until water starts to bubble inside jars. Remove from heat.

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SOUR CREAM CUCUMBER

1/4 c. mayonnaise

1 tsp. vinegar

Salt

Pepper

Garlic powder

Onion powder

3 lg. cucumbers

Mix mayonnaise (NOT salad dressing) and vinegar. Mix next 4 ingredients to taste. Peel and slice cucumbers and add to mixture. Let cucumbers marinate for at least 2 hours before serving.

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CANNED GREEN TOMATOES FRIED

Green tomatoes

Boiling water

Salt

Wash as many green tomatoes as you want to can. Slice and place in sterile wide mouth jars. Cover with boiling water. Add salt (1/2 teaspoon for pint jars, 1 teaspoon for quart jars). Water bath for 30 minutes until sealed. To Cook: Open jar and discard liquid. Batter green tomatoes in cornmeal or flour (your choice), place in hot oil and fry until golden brown.

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FRESH CUCUMBERS WITH SOUR CREAM

1 c. sour cream

1 tsp. crushed celery seed

Chopped dill

Chopped cucumbers Chill when time to serve. Fold in 3 cups chopped cucumbers. Also good topping for plain greens or sliced tomatoes.

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DILL CUCUMBERS

1 grape leaf

1 sprig of dill

1 clove garlic

1 tsp. salt

Cucumbers

In bottom of each jar place grape leaf dill, garlic and salt. Fill jar with slices or strips of firm cucumbers. Fill jar with boiling water. Screw on lids tight. When cold, put in refrigerator. May use in 3-4 days.

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REFRIGERATOR CUKES

4 c. cucumbers, sliced

1 green pepper

1/2 c. sliced onions

1 tbsp. salt

Mix and refrigerate overnight; drain. 1/2 tsp. each mustard & celery seed 1 c. sugar

1/2 c. vinegar

Pour over cold cukes and store in covered jar in refrigerator. Ready in three to five days.

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CUCUMBERS

6 c. sliced cucumbers

1 c. sliced onions

2 c. sugar

1 c. vinegar

1 tbsp. salt

Mix together sugar, vinegar and salt. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Pour over onions and cucumbers. Put in a glass jar. Keep in refrigerator. Use as wanted.