Green Tomatoe Pickles

Ingredients:

1 gallon green tomatoes (16 cups sliced)
¼ c salt
½ tbsp powdered alum
3 cups vinegar
1 c water
4 c sugar
1 tbsp mixed spices
½ tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp celery seed
½ tsp allspice
1 tbsp mustard seed

Directions:

Slice tomatoes
Sprinkle with salt
Allow to stand overnight

Next morning, drain
Pour 2 quarts of boiling water with ½ tbsp alum and let stand 20 minutes
Drain and cover with cold water and drain
Combine vinegar, water, sugar, and spices (tie cinnamon, allspice, and celery seed
into bag made of cheesecloth) and bring to a boil
Pour this over the tomatoes
Let stand in this solution overnight

Then drain and bring solution to boil and pour over tomatoes, let stand overnight
On the third morning bring the pickles and solution to a boil
Pack into sterilized jars and seal at once