Piccialli

Original Day Family Cookbook

From Connie Foye

Ingredients:

• • 6 quarts chopped red and green tomatoes

  • 8 medium onions

  • ½ pound sweet peppers

  • ½ pound hot peppers

  • 1 cup salt

  • 4 cups vinegar

  • 7 cups sugar

  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon

  • 2 teaspoon cloves

  • 2 teaspoon celery seed

  • 2 teaspoon mustard seed

  • 2 teaspoon tumeric

Directions:

Chop tomatoes, onions, sweet peppers, and hot peppers or put through meat grinder. Pour salt over mixture. Let stand overnight. Drain well.

Bring mixture to a boil and add remaining ingredients. Simmer for 1 to 1-½ hours. Long enough to absorb most of the liquid. Seal in jars while hot.

Variations: