This is a good way to use up those green tomatoes in your garden. The sweet marmalade also contains oranges.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours,
Ingredients:
- 1 cup water
- 2 oranges, thinly sliced
- 1 lemon thinly sliced
- 6 large (about 4 pounds) green tomatoes chopped
- 4 cups sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Preparation:
Cook water, oranges, and lemons in a Dutch oven over medium heat 17 to 20 minutes or until fruit is tender. Add tomatoes, sugar, and salt, stirring until sugar dissolves.Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 3 hours and 30 minutes or until mixture thickens.
Pour hot marmalade into hot jars, filling to 1/4 inch from top. Remove air bubbles and wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal lids, and screw on bands.
Process in boiling-water bath 10 minutes.
Yield: 3 pints
Recipe Source: Southern Living 2001 (Oxmoor House)
Reprinted with permission.
