Ingredients:

• 3 lb (1.5 kg) green tomatoes
• 2 lb (1 kg) cooking apples
• Juice of 2 lemons (or 4 tablespoons of bottled Lemon Juice)
• 1 oz (25 g) root ginger
• water
• 3 lb (1.5 kg) granulated sugar

Method:

Wash the tomatoes, cut into quarters.

Peel and core the apples and cut into chunks.

Put tomatoes and apples into a pan. Add the lemon juice. Bruise the ginger and tie in a muslin bag and place into the pan.

Cover with enough water to come to the level of the fruit.

Bring to the boil and cook until the fruit is tender. Add the sugar, stir until dissolved, then simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick.

Remove the ginger. Pour into sterilized warm jars and cover.

Makes about 4 lb (2 kg) of jam

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