Tomato Jam
Spiced Tomato Jam With Powdered Pectin



Tomato Jam

10 lb. ripe red tomatoes
3 to 4 lb. sugar
3 to 4 lemons
6 to 8 sticks cinnamon

Peel tomatoes and core stem end. Place peeled tomatoes in a two-gallon
non-reactive stock pot. Do not use aluminum. Start boiling the peeled
tomatoes; keep stirring and ladling off the thin tomato juice until
what remains is semi-thick. Continue this process until most of the
thin liquid is removed. While continuing to stir add sugar equal to 2/3
the volume of the purée. Add the lemons after they have been halved
and sliced 1/4-inch thick; add cinnamon stick which has been broken
into 1x1/4-inch bits. Keep stirring the mixture periodically to keep it
from sticking to the bottom of the pot. Continue stirring until jam
reaches the consistency you desire. Let the mixture cool until it can
be placed in sterile jars. After thorough cooling; seal each jar with
paraffin wax or process 5 minutes in a boiling water bath.

Source: http://foodgeeks.com/recipes/recipe....recipe_id=5643





Spiced Tomato Jam With Powdered Pectin

3 quarts prepared tomatoes (about 21/4 pounds)
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup lemon juice
4 1/2 cups sugar
1 box powdered pectin
Yield: About 5 half-pint jars

To Prepare Tomatoes - Wash firm ripe tomatoes. Scald, peel, and chop
tomatoes. Cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Measure 3
cups tomatoes into a large saucepan. Add lemon rind, allspice, cinnamon
and cloves.

To Make Jam - Sterilize canning jars. Add lemon juice to the prepared
tomatoes in the saucepan. Measure sugar and set aside. Stir powdered
pectin into prepared tomatoes. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring
constantly. At once, stir in sugar. Stir and bring to a full rolling
boil that cannot be stirred down. Then boil hard for 1 minute, stirring
constantly.

Remove from heat. Skim off foam. Pour hot jam into hot jars, leaving 1/4
inch headspace. Wipe rims of jars with a dampened clean paper towel;
adjust two-piece metal canning lids. Process in a Boiling Water Canner.


Table 1. Recommended process time for Spiced Tomato Jam With Powdered
Pectin in a boiling water canner.

Process Time at Altitudes of
Style of Pack Hot
Jar Size - Half-pints
0 - 1,000 ft - 5 min
1,001 - 6,000 ft - 10 min
Above 6,000 ft - 15 min
Source: http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/can_07/...omato_jam.html


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