Sweet Pickled Cherry Tomatoes

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Sweet Pickled Cherry Tomatoes

Yield: " 6 Pints "

 

4 pounds Firm Cherry Tomatoes

3 1/2 pounds Sugar

4 cups Water

1 Fresh Ginger Root -- grated

Juice and Grated Zest of 2 lemons

1 teaspoon Pickling Salt

 

Wash the tomatoes and prick each one in several places with the tines of a

fork. Dissolve the sugar in the water, bring to a boil and boil rapidly for

5 minutes. Add the tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes. Remove the tomatoes and

to the syrup add the ginger root, lemon juice and rind, and salt. Simmer the

syrup for 15 minutes, return the tomatoes to the syrup and cook about 30

minutes longer, or till the syrup is thick and the tomatoes are transparent.

Turn into hot jars and seal.