Surprise Raspberry Jam Recipe

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Family and friends will never guess the secret ingredient in this jam-tomatoes! "I got the recipe from a co-worker, and it is just delicious," jots Elizabeth Baker of Birdsboro, Pennsylvania.

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Surprise Raspberry Jam Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 35 min. + standing

Yield: 44 Servings

15 35 50

Ingredients

5 cups chopped peeled fresh tomatoes
4 cups sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 packages (3 ounces each) raspberry gelatin

Directions

Rinse three clean 1-pint plastic containers with lids with boiling water. Dry thoroughly.
In a large saucepan, combine tomatoes, sugar and lemon juice. Cook and stir over high heat until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 25 minutes. Remove from heat. Skim off foam if necessary. Add gelatin; stir until completely dissolved.
Immediately fill all containers to within 1/2 in. of tops. Cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Wipe off top edges of containers; cover with lids. Let stand at room temperature 3 hours or until set, but not longer than 24 hours.
Jam is now ready to use. Refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 12 months. Thaw frozen jam in refrigerator before serving. Yield: about 5-1/2 cups.

Nutritional Facts 2 tablespoons equals 82 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 6 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Surprise Raspberry Jam in Country Woman July/August 2003, p40