Tomato Jam - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 c. prepared tomatoes
1 1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind or use 1 whole lemon, sliced
1/4 c. lemon juice
6 1/2 c. sugar
1 bottle Certo fruit pectin or Sure-Jell

Preparation

Scald, peel and chop tomatoes.
Bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes.
Measure fruit in saucepan; add the exact amount of sugar and mix well.
Place over high heat, bring to full rolling boil and boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat; at once stir in Certo.
Skim off foam with metal spoon, then stir and skim for 5 minutes to cool slightly, to prevent floating fruit. Ladle into glasses; cover at once with 1/8 inch hot paraffin. Makes 9 medium glasses.
(If you like strawberry jam, you will like this.)