Green Tomato-Blueberry Jam

Ingredients

5 cups fresh blueberries stemmed
(thawed frozen blueberries may be substituted)
4 lrg green tomatoes - (abt 4 lbs) coarsely chopped
1 1/2 cups water
5 cups sugar
3 ounces pkt fruit pectin - (1 ¾ ea)
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preparation

1
Pulse blueberries and chopped tomato in a blender or food processor 3 or 4 times or until mixture is almost smooth.
2
Cook blueberry mixture, 1 1/2 cups water, and sugar in a Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar dissolves.
3
Stir in fruit pectin and remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until mixture thickens.
4
Pour hot mixture into hot jars, filling to 1/4 inch from top. Remove air bubbles; wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal lids, and screw on bands.
5
Process in boiling-water bath 10 minutes.
6
This recipe yields 5 pints.
7
Comments: For testing purposes only, we used Sure-Jell Fruit Pectin.
8
Yield: 5 pints

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Yield:

1.0 servings

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Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

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