Tomato Jam
My parents managed to root out the following recipes for tomato jam - one for green tomatoes, one for red. I haven't yet tried them, but the green tomato jam was my grandmother's speciality and incredibly delicious.
Makes 5lbs. of jam.
4 Lbs green tomatoes
2 Oranges
3 Lbs Sugar
* Chop the tomatoes coarsely.
* Thinly peel the rind from the oranges & squeeze out the juice.
* Cut the peel into short thin shreds and simmer these in a little water until tender, then drain.
* Simmer the tomatoes, orange and rind in a large saucepan for 30 mins. * Stir in the sugar and when dissolved increase the heat and boil until the jam reaches setting point - about 20 mins. (To test for setting point place 1/2 teaspoon full of jam on a saucer and allow to cool. The jam should then wrinkle when you push your finger through it.)
* Pour into clean warm jars (my parents microwave them for a few seconds) and place disc of waxed paper on the surface. Cover jar with cellophane and secure (we always used rubber bands).
2 Lbs Tomatoes
2 Lbs Sugar
4 tablespoons lemon juice
* Cut the tomatoes into quarters, put over the sugar and leave overnight. By the morning you will have a nice amount of liquid, so need add no water.
* Simmer gently, stirring well until the sugar is dissolved, then continue simmering until the tomatoes are soft.
* Add lemon juice and boil rapidly until set. You can alter the flavour by adding a little ginger.
* Follow procedure for bottling from above.
Makes 5lbs. of jam.
4 Lbs green tomatoes
2 Oranges
3 Lbs Sugar
* Chop the tomatoes coarsely.
* Thinly peel the rind from the oranges & squeeze out the juice.
* Cut the peel into short thin shreds and simmer these in a little water until tender, then drain.
* Simmer the tomatoes, orange and rind in a large saucepan for 30 mins. * Stir in the sugar and when dissolved increase the heat and boil until the jam reaches setting point - about 20 mins. (To test for setting point place 1/2 teaspoon full of jam on a saucer and allow to cool. The jam should then wrinkle when you push your finger through it.)
* Pour into clean warm jars (my parents microwave them for a few seconds) and place disc of waxed paper on the surface. Cover jar with cellophane and secure (we always used rubber bands).
2 Lbs Tomatoes
2 Lbs Sugar
4 tablespoons lemon juice
* Cut the tomatoes into quarters, put over the sugar and leave overnight. By the morning you will have a nice amount of liquid, so need add no water.
* Simmer gently, stirring well until the sugar is dissolved, then continue simmering until the tomatoes are soft.
* Add lemon juice and boil rapidly until set. You can alter the flavour by adding a little ginger.
* Follow procedure for bottling from above.