Green Tomato Bread and Jam

Friday, August 29, 2008, John and I traveled to Payson, UT for his 55th Class Reunion. We stayed with my sister Janice Henline Lazenby. She had been busy canning and asked us to try some bread and jam. She wouldn't tell us what it was until we had tried it. It was delicious and was made from Green Tomatoes. What a shock! She had gotten the recipe from her daughter- in- law Maxine's sister in Roosevelt UT. We enjoyed it so much. I was able to get the recipe and have spent the past week making several batches of both the jam and bread.

Green Tomato Bread

One cup of oil

3 eggs beaten

2 cups of sugar

2 tea spoon vanilla

2 cups ground green mushy tomatoes (food processor)

3 cups flour

1 tea spoon soda

1 tea spoon salt

1/4 tea spoon cloves

1/2 tea spoon baking powder

2 1/2 tea spoon Cinnamon

1/4 tea spoon nutmeg

1 grated apple

Mix all together

Grease and flour pans (well)

Put in pans 1/2 full

Bake 1 hour 325* Check with toothpicks

May use 3/4 cups of chocolate chips or nuts or both if desired

Green Tomato Jam

5 cups ground green tomatoes

5 cups sugar

1/2 cup lemon juice

1 pkg pectin

Bring tot a boil. Cook 2 minutes, stir a little so it doesn't scorch

Add:

1 large raspberry jello, blend in

Turn off stove and let stand 5 minutes

Stir a little and fill jars.

Makes about 10 1/2 pints

Seal and set all night and store the next morning

Thank you Jan and Maxine for sharing. I haven't canned in a long time and it was fun. Plus, the house really smelled good!