How to Make Green Tomato Jam Recipe

Recipe Description

As the gardening season nears an end, vegetable gardeners often have green tomatoes still on the vine. Don’t let them go to waste. Rather, harvest them to make this green tomato jam recipe. If you can’t wait to put green tomato jam on your toast, then make a batch early in the season, too. Aside from water, this recipe uses just three ingredients.

Yield: 2 pints

Thought for the Day: The largest yield off a single tomato plant was 340 pounds!

Green Tomato Jam Recipe Ingredients

6 cups chopped green tomatoes

hot water

4 cups sugar

2 lemons, thinly sliced

Recipe Tip: Of course, you can add a little more or a little less sugar to suit your taste.

Directions How to Make Green Tomato Jam Recipe

Cover tomatoes with water and boil for 5 minutes.
Drain the water into a pot and add sugar. Let stand for 3 hours or more.
Refrigerate tomatoes until ready for the next step.
After 3 hours, bring syrup to a boil and cook rapidly until very thick.
Add tomatoes and sliced lemon. Cook, stirring frequently, until thick and clear.
Pack the finished Green Tomato Jam into sterilized jars and seal according to food safety recommendations.

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