Pickled Green Cherry Tomatoes

By Tessie2


6 quarts green cherry tomatoes
6 sprigs fresh dill
18 peppercorns
6 small hot red peppers
2 quarts water
2 cups white vinegar
4 tablespoons pickling spices
3/4 cup pickling salt


Wash tomatoes and pack in clean, hot quart jars.
Add 1 dill head, 3 peppercorns and 1 red pepper to each jar.
Place the pickling spice in the center of a coffee filter or cheesecloth and tie.
Bring water, vinegar, bag of spices and salt to boil.
Remove bag.
Cover tomatoes with brine, leaving 1/2-in. headspace.
Process in boiling water bath 10 minutes.
Let set 6 weeks to mellow.