Tomato Jam - Tomato Preserves
- 2 pounds ripe tomatoes, peeled, with stem ends and cores removed
- 1 tsp (5 ml) grated lemon peel
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) lemon juice
- 6-1/2 cups (1525 ml) sugar
- 1 bottle (6 oz) liquid fruit pectin
- Cut the peeled tomatoes in eights or crush.
- In 8 to 10 quarts (9450 ml) kettle or Dutch oven measure 3 cups (700 ml) tomatoes.
- Simmer 10 minutes.
- Add peel and juice; stir in sugar.
- Bring mixture to full rolling boil, stirring constantly.
- Boil hard, uncovered, 1 minute.
- Remove from heat; stir in pectin.
- Skim off foam with metal spoon.
- Pour at once into hot, sterilized jars; wipe rims of jars off and seal very quickly and seal.
- Makes 7 half pints.
tomatoes, lemon juice, sugar, liquid fruit pectin
Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/000802 (may not work)