Tomato Preserves

Ingredients

quart peeled small yellow, green,
or red tomatoes - (abt 2 lbs)
1 tablespoon mixed pickling spices
1 piece ginger root - (½" long)
4 cups sugar
1 cup thinly-slicked lemons - (abt 2 med)
cup water

Preparation

1
Wash and drain tomatoes. Do not core tomatoes.
2
Tie spices and ginger root in a bag. Combine spice bag, sugar, lemon and water in a large saucepan. Simmer 15 minutes.
3
Add tomatoes; cook gently until tomatoes become transparent, stirring frequently to prevent sticking. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand 12 to 18 hours in a cool place.
4
Remove spice bag. Remove tomatoes and lemon from syrup. Boil syrup 2 to 3 minutes or longer to thicken. Return tomatoes and lemon to syrup; boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary.
5
Ladle hot preserves into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Adjust two-piece caps. Process 20 minutes in a boiling-water canner.
6
This recipe yields about 6 half-pints.
7
Yield: 6 half-pints

Tools

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Yield:

1.0 servings

Added:

Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 3:41am

Creator:

Anonymous

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