Gastronomous

Well it’s the end of the season and we are left with tons and tons of little green tomatoes!  What to do with  all these green tomatoes? We could pickle them, make green tomato salsa, make fried green tomatoes or…JAM???? 

Sure! we tried our regular recipes for tomato jam, hoping that with a little extra sugar they would work and found that we  ended up a green ketchup!  After several tries , we figured that by introducing some extra acidity from orange juice it was a true jam!  

Try it with cheese and crackers or  on our spicy cornbread as an appetizer.   We also found out it gives and extra twist of flavor on turkey and duck! 

Ingredients:

For every 2 cups of quartered peeled tomatoes add:
1 cup granulated sugar
2tsp.orange juice
1 tsp cinnamon
1tsp Tarragon

Place green tomatoes in a non-reactive pot. Place over medium heat, add the orange juice and sugar.  Stir and  bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.  Once it has come to a full boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon or until most of the liquid has evaporated.  Remove from heat, then add the cinnamon and tarragon and stir. 
Let cool and place in sterilized canning jars or serve at once. If using as turkey or duck glaze, prepare at least an hour before glazing time