Dilled Green Tomatoes
["1 qt. small whole green tomatoes", "2 garlic cloves", "1 hot pepper (optional)", "1 carrot stick", "1 tsp. pickling salt", "2 tsp. dill seed", "1 c. white vinegar", "boiling water"]
["Some people", "prefer the crock dilled green tomatoes for their crisper", "texture and sharper flavor; others prefer these dilled tomatoes.", "Either", "way,", "they", "take very little time to make.", "You can", "make", "them", "with", "any variety;", "just pick the tomatoes when they are small."]
["green tomatoes", "garlic", "hot pepper", "carrot", "pickling salt", "dill", "white vinegar", "boiling water"]