| This is a recipe my grandmother gave me years ago. | | | | After it has boiled add a small box of strawberry jello |
| When the garden is in full swing it is a useful way to | | | | and stir it. |
| use tomatoes. Yes, you will be surprised to find this | | | | Remove from the heat and let cool |
| taste and looks like strawberry jam but is made with | | | | Once the mixture has cooled you can put it in jars and |
| tomatoes. They used to become very resourceful | | | | refrigerate or you can put in containers and freeze it. |
| with crops when they were plentiful. This is a very | | | | You will be amazed that this not only tastes like but |
| simple recipe and doesn't require a lot of time or skill to | | | | looks like strawberry jam. Since the seeds in the |
| make. | | | | tomatoes put you in mind of the strawberry seeds, |
| Here is the recipe. | | | | many will be surprised that there are no strawberries |
| Mock Strawberry Spread | | | | in it. The jello adds the flavoring. |
| In a small pan take 3 cups of tomatoes that have | | | | Think about how nice this will be over some fresh |
| been skinned and chop them in small pieces. (You can | | | | bread. It is a great thing to freeze and have during the |
| use canned if you drain them.) | | | | winter. |
| Mash these and then add 2 cups of sugar. | | | | I hope you enjoy this recipe and can use it when you |
| Boil this for 15 minutes. This will allow the tomatoes to | | | | have an abundance of tomatoes. |
| be very soft and almost like a juice. | | | | |