| Alternate Name: | Tomato jelly |
| Type: | Fruit preserves |
Tomato jam (or tomato jelly, jamato) is a type of fruit preserve prepared with tomatoes and sugar.[1]
Green tomatoes are used in some preparations.[2] Some preparations may use honey,[3] and some include bacon.[4] It has been described as "a cross between marmalade and ketchup".[5] Some commercially prepared varieties are produced. It is sometimes used in the preparation of sandwiches similar to a BLT, using the jam in place of tomato.[6]
Tomato jam has been described as a popular condiment in South Africa.[7]
In 1840 in the United States, a recipe was published in the American Farmer that involved straining stewed tomatoes through cloth, adding an equal amount of sugar, and then boiling the mixture for a few hours.
In 1843 in the U.S., a recipe for preparing tomato jam was published in the Boston Cultivator. The preparation process included rubbing stewed tomatoes through a sieve, adding an equal amount of sugar, and then stewing the mixture into a jam.