Tomato Jam

5 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 c. prepared tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind or use 1 whole lemon, sliced
  • 1/4 c. lemon juice
  • 6 1/2 c. sugar
  • 1 bottle Certo fruit pectin or Sure-Jell

Directions

  1. 1
    Scald, peel and chop tomatoes.
  2. 2
    Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes.
  3. 3
    Measure fruit in saucepan; add the exact amount of sugar and mix well.
  4. 4
    Place over high heat, bring to full rolling boil and boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly.
  5. 5
    Remove from heat; at once stir in Certo.
  6. 6
    Skim off foam with metal spoon, then stir and skim for 5 minutes to cool slightly, to prevent floating fruit. Ladle into glasses; cover at once with 1/8 inch hot paraffin. Makes 9 medium glasses.
  7. 7
    (If you like strawberry jam, you will like this.)

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