California Farm Tomato Lemon Marmelade

Hobby Horseman
Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman
California, United States

Tomato lemon marmelade, fresh and tangy . Picked at the peak of tomato sweetness, preserved safely with the acid of lemons and sugar and a five minute waterbath. We use it year round on cheeseburgers, with cheese and crackers, on french bread as luncheon, on omelettes and in scrambled eggs, on french fries and hot dogs instead of ketchup. Use a teaspoon when you need a slice of tomato.

California Farm Tomato Lemon Marmelade

Tomato lemon marmelade, fresh and tangy . Picked at the peak of tomato sweetness, preserved safely with the acid of lemons and sugar and a five minute waterbath. We use it year round on cheeseburgers, with cheese and crackers, on french bread as luncheon, on omelettes and in scrambled eggs, on french fries and hot dogs instead of ketchup. Use a teaspoon when you need a slice of tomato.

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Ingredients

2 hours, plus 5 minute waterbath
2 people, 3 half pint jars
  1. 3 poundsripe Roma or other heirloom tomatoes (6 tomatoes)
  2. 3small Meyer lemons
  3. 3 piecescinnamon
  4. 3 piecescloves
  5. 3 cupssugar or 2 cups agave syrup
  6. 1 Tspsalt
  7. Equipment: large deep kettle with lid, cheesecloth bag, 3 half pint wide mouth mason jars
  8. Cost: fruit is farm free or probably $1 a pound at your farmers market, 50 cents per meyer lemon, sugar $1.50, other 50 cents, $1.84 per marmelade jar

Cooking Instructions

2 hours, plus 5 minute waterbath
  1. 1

    Boil water, dip tomatoes in till they split, peels will come off under 8 minutes, pour water off, remove peels to compost. Scrub lemons. Put spices in cheese cloth bag.

  2. 2

    Add peeled tomatoes, mash in their juices, slice lemons, peels on, horizontally and thin, remove pits, quarter the slices, put in pan with sugar and spices in cheese cloth bag, boil rapidly on high flame, stir kettle till marmelade is clear, about 30 minutes. Taste. Add more sugar if preferred, boil and stir till dissolved.

  3. 3

    Heat jars in oven, fill jar with 2 mashed tomatoes and marmelade, leave 1/2” headspace, close and sterilize five minutes in waterbath. Enjoy.

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I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.
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