Summer in a jar all year long! So good with it’s mild strawberry flavor in the middle of big tomato star!
Strawberry Tomato Jam
Prep time
20
minutesCooking time
1
hourProcessing Time
10
minutesYields 5 half pints
Ingredients
3 lbs Tomatoes, chopped (cores and skins removed)
1 lb Strawberries, hulled and chopped
1/2 cup Bottled lemon juice
3 3/4 cup Granulated sugar – This is based on cooked fruit. You will need 3/4 sugar for every 1 cup of cooked fruit.
Directions
- Wash jars, lids and rings in hot soapy water. Fill water bath canner with water and set aside.
- In a large pot, bring tomatoes and strawberries to a boil, cover, lower heat to medium-low and simmer 40 minutes.
- At this point, add your jars to canner and bring to a simmer for 20 minutes. Place spoons or saucers into freezer for checking your set.
- After cooking down the fruit, measure how many cups you have and return it to the pot. Then add 3/4 cup of granulated sugar to every 1 cup of fruit. Bring to a boil, lower heat to medium-low and cook until gel stage, 15-20 minutes. Check set with frozen spoons or saucers. If it is NOT set, keep cooking another 5 minutes and check the set again BEFORE canning.
- Fill jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace, de-bubble, wipe rims, place on lids and bands fingertip tight. Add jars to simmering canner.
- Process jars half pints and 4 oz jars 10 minutes adjusting by 5 minutes according to your altitude.
Recipe Video
Notes
- This recipe can be safely doubled.
