Our Early Girl tomato plants have been very productive this year. We’ve enjoyed the fruit steadily all summer and, even though it’s November, the fruit continues to ripen in our mild weather.
Time to try another of Rachel Saunders’ recipes from The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook! I love marmalade so what could be better than her Early Girl Tomato Marmalade?
The prepared tomatoes, lemons, oranges, sugar, lemon juice and a generous pinch of saffron are stirred together and sit overnight.
The next morning the fruit is placed in the preserving pan along with the final ingredient, cinnamon, and the cooking begins.
The marmalade is cooked at high heat without stirring. . .
until the bubbles become very small. This indicates that the moisture has been cooked off. It’s really close to being done here.
And here it is done, ready to store or gift to friends.
I’ve shared other adventures with Rachel’s cookbook here. If my tomatoes continue to produce, I may have to make some Early Girl Tomato Jam.
color is beautiful. My tomatoes are getting bigger, but will not ripen because it is getting too cold out side at night.. They look their best now…. darn.. they are green…not into fried green tomatoes. How nice that you can do the “canning” process and use the “fruits” at a later date. Not anything I ever learned.
Oh yummy, Franki. Another adventure with food that looks so good!
Besides being good on toast I think this will make a nice glaze on meats.
Since Blue Chair Fruit’s Jam Forum isn’t up and running yet, maybe you can help me…I am making a batch of Early Girl Tomato Marmalade and it’s not clear to me whether the citrus simmering liquid is discarded or added to the tomato, lemon, orange and sugar mixture. The book says to “put together” the citrus slices and tomatoes. The other marmalade recipes in the book are very specific about what to do with cooking liquid. I hope my marmalade turns out as yummy looking as yours!
Hi Wendy, I added the simmering liquid to the mix and cooked it. I’ve cooked well over 20 recipes from the book so far and have found them to be a winner each time. Your marmalade is bound to be a hit!
Thank you, Franki! That’s what I decided to do. This is only recipe #2 for me; we loved the Strawberry with Rosemary and Marsala, and I can’t wait to make more of these unique recipes as the fruits come into season.