Recipe: Red Hot Tomatoes (marinated with green pepper and onion)

RED HOT TOMATOES

3/4 cup vinegar
1/4 cup water
4 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
1 1/2 teaspoon mustard seed
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash of ground cayenne pepper
Grinding of black pepper
6 large tomatoes, peeled and cut in eighths
1 large green pepper, seeded and cut in narrow strips
1 mild onion, sliced in rings
Cucumber slices (optional)

Mix together vinegar, 1/4 cup water, sugar, celery salt, mustard seed, salt, cayenne pepper and black pepper. Bring to boil and boil one minute.

Place tomatoes, green pepper and onion in a deep bowl. Pour hot marinade over vegetables. Let marinate at least several hours in refrigerator. This will keep for several days.

Just before serving, add cucumber slices. Serve with some of liquid in individual serving dishes.

Makes 6 servings