For me what they have in common is that they are surprisingly sweet and leave you wanting more!
I love my mother-in-law and I love making tomato preserves. I made tomato preserves(the 2006 ball complete book of home preserving) 2 years ago as I only had 2 lbs of small green,red and yellow tomatoes and needed a recipe to can them. I wasn’t sure what the preserves would taste like, but boy was I pleased when I tasted the first small jar. My husband was appalled when I gave some of it away (to my parent’s). Last year the season for tomatoes was so long due to all the rain, I was still canning in October! If you make tomato preserves it is a two day process. You get the preserves together and cook till the tomatoes are translucent,then it needs to sit for 12-18 hours in a cool place before it can be reheated and canned.
Try it ! The time you spend on it is worth it! Also if you are new to canning there are a number of sites you can go to buy canning equipment
Happy canning!
KudosTags: canning,locally grown
