India Tomato Preserve

Ingredients

• 1 ounce of ginger root
• 1 pint of water
• 1 pound of sugar
• Select firm, round tomatoes which are hardly ripe.

Method

1. 1

   Cut tomatoes in half from stem to blossom end, remove all seeds and drop into weak alum water.

2. 2

   Make a strong ginger tea.

3. 3

   Pour this syrup over tomatoes and let boil till tender and clear.

4. 4

   Skim out and place on large platters in the sun covered with a sheet of glass.

5. 5

   Boil syrup until very thick, then reheat tomatoes in syrup, place in glass jars and fill with syrup.

6. 6

   Seal while hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Mary Jane's cook book (1916) by Mary Jane, Sophie D. Coe, page 83. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

INDIA TOMATO PRESERVE. Select firm, round tomatoes which are hardly ripe. Cut in half from stem to blossom end, remove all seeds and drop into weak alum water. Make a strong ginger tea, using 1 ounce of ginger root to 1 pint of water. Allow 1 pound of sugar

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