Canned Spiced Tomato Jam


My husband loves this jam. He puts it on his waffles in the morning. I think its a great fall taste. Try it on your thumb print cookies or any dessert that requires jam. I found this on the national center for home preservation site so it's safe for canning. Enjoy!!

Steps


To prepare tomatoes wash firm ripe tomatoes.
Scald , peel , and chop tomatoes.
Place chopped tomatoes in saucepan and heat slowly to simmering , stirring constantly to prevent sticking and burning.
Cover and simmer 10 minutes , stirring occasionally.
Measure 3 cups of the cooked 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 inch headspace.
Wipe rims of jars with a dampened clean paper towel.
Adjust two-piece metal canning lids.
Process in a boiling water canner for 5 minutes.

Ingredients


tomatoes, lemon rind, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, lemon juice, sugar, dry pectin