tomato preserves

Name: TOMATO PRESERVES
Prep time: 1 h
Ingredients: 5 large red or yellow tomatoes about 3 lbs.; 4 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1 - cinnamon stick; 2 tbsp - minced fresh ginger root or preserved or 1tsp ground ginger; 2 - lemon or limes thinly sliced

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shirley terhaar

milton, IN

Updated on Aug 3, 2011

I LOVE THIS . IF YOU LIKE TOMATOES YOU WILL LOVE THIS . I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS RECIPE BEFORE.

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Ingredients

5 large red or yellow tomatoes about 3 lbs.
4 1/2 cups sugar
1 - cinnamon stick
2 tbsp - minced fresh ginger root or preserved or 1tsp ground ginger
2 - lemon or limes thinly sliced

How To Make tomato preserves

Step 1

Peel tomatoes and remove core .Place in glass or plastic bowl;add sugar and let set overnight.Drain juice into a large heavy cooking pot;add cinnamon stick and minced ginger root. Boil rapidly until it thinkens, about 20 minutes.

Step 2

Cut tomatoes into 6 to 8 wedges ;Add juice with sliced lemons,cook until mixture thinkens and clears .20 to 30 minutes.Discard cinnamon stick if desired.
Step 3

Pack into hot sterilized jars. adjust lids. Process in a hot water bath for 20 minutes.May be kept in refrigerator. MAKES 5 HALF PINTS
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