Grama’s Tomato Jam
Yesterday, Lisa Schoolcraft, who’s a long-time friend, and I got to talking about tomato jam. Why? Because I’d just tried it for the first time in my life, and Lisa told me she had her grandmother’s old recipe which she makes from time to time.
Now that the tomatoes are starting to get bigger and ripen in our gardens, Lisa shared her Grama’s recipe for tomato jam. Simple and classic, this basic recipe sounds delish…but feel free to improvise!
Tomato Jam
From the Kitchen of Margaret Quick
5 cups tomatoes
5 cups sugar (but don’t worry, Lisa says you can cut this amount by half at least!)
Cook 20 minutes. Add large box of raspberry flavored gelatin (or strawberry). Boil another 5 minutes. You can add a little lemon juice and/or substitute unflavored gelatin for flavored. Be sure to dip the tomatoes quickly in boiling water first to remove the skins, or else you’ll be pulling out curled-up tomato skins from
your jam. 🙂
Once cooled, put the jam in glass jars. (You can also can it if you like.) Keep refrigerated and the jam will last a long time. This recipe makes plenty so you’ll have lots to share. Enjoy!
Re: those two chicks we found
Our “rescue chicks” – Sam n’ Ella (thanks, Debra, for the hilarious
names!) – are doing just fine. Presently passing through the awkward-gawky-ugly stage, sprouting feathers, learning to eat bugs and worms, on their way to becoming real chickens. These two are for now living the Town & Country life…spending their weekdays in Atlanta and weekends on the farm. And so far, the dogs haven’t tried to eat them for dinner – although Mike keeps threatening to.
Out with the Old
After almost two years, we finally knocked down
the old poolhouse/greenhouse.
the old poolhouse/greenhouse.
Well…actually…Mike did most of the demolition.
But we cheered him on.
🙂
Gift Ideas
Illustrations by Gillian Tyler
“Each page is filled with tiny details—roosting doves, scurrying mice, even a line of distant wind turbines—all part of a green
and lovely landscape.”
The Wall Street Journal
Read the full review.
(Who knew you could groom a goose?)
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