Sweet Tomato Preserve
Origin: Florence, Italy
Source: Pellegrino Artusi, 1891
Ingredients
- kg tomatoes
- g white sugar
- lemon
- vanilla
Instructions
- Peel very ripe round tomatoes in hot water, halve them, and remove the seeds.
- Dissolve the sugar in a little water, then add the tomatoes, lemon juice, and grated peel.
- Boil slowly uncovered, stirring and removing stray seeds.
- Scent with vanilla sugar and cook to the consistency of a common preserve. Make a double batch as it shrinks.