[net.cooks] KIWI JELLY, GREEN TOMATO RELISH

barb@oliven.UUCP (Barbara Jernigan) (08/22/85)

Sorry, I couldn't find anything on Kiwi Jelly -- but you might experiment.
Being that Kiwi's are similar to figs, try the following:

FRESH FIG JAM  
          Yield: about 12 med. glasses (6 lbs)

4 cups prepared fruit (about 3lbs ripe figs)
1/2 cup lemon juice (4 lemons)
7 1/2 cups (3 1/4 lbs.) sugar
1/2 bottle (1 pkg) Certo Fruit Pectin

FIRST, prepare fruit.  Remove stem ends [skin for
kiwis] and grind about 3 lbs. fully ripe black or
white figs.  Measure 4 cups into a VERY LARGE
saucepan.  Add 1/2 cup lemon juice to the fruit.
Next add the exact amount of sugar [this has to
do with setting -- there are less sugar pectins] 
specified in the recipe.  Mix well.
PLACE over HIGH heat and bring to a FULL ROLLING
BOIL and boil HARD 1 minute, stirring CONSTANTLY.
Remove from heat; at once stir in Certo.  Skim
off foam with metal spoon.  Then stir and skim for
5 minutes to cool slightly, to prevent floating
fruit.  Ladle into sterilized glasses.  Cover at 
once with 1/8 inch hot paraffin [or seal using
water bath method -- check your cookbooks].

This is from the 1964 *Handbook of Certo Recipes*

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I had better luck with green tomatoes:

from *Better Homes and Gardens 'New' Cookbook*:

DILLY GREEN TOMATOES

Select small, firm, green tomatoes.  Leave stems
on.  Pack in sterilized quart jars. 
   To each quart add 1 clove garlic, 1 stalk
celery, 1 hot green pepper, and 1 head dill.
   For about 8 quarts, combine 2 quarts water,
1 quart cider vinegar, 1 cup salt.  Cook 5
minutes.  Fill jars to 1/2 inch from top. 
Seal [water bath].


From my 'bible' the *Fanny Farmer Cook Book*:

TOMATO MARMALADE

3 lbs red or green tomatoes, peeled and cut in pieces  
1 orange, seeded and sliced thin
1/2 lemon, seeded and sliced thin
1 1/2 lbs sugar.

Combine all ingredients in a large pot and cook
slowly, stirring frequently, until thick, about
3 hours.  Pour into hot, STERILIZED jars and seal.

GREEN TOMATO RELISH

4 lbs green tomatoes, chopped  1 1/2 teasp. ground cloves
  (about 8 cups)               1/3 cup mustard seed  
1/4 cup salt                   1 quart cider vinegar  
1 tsp. freshly ground pepper   1 cup light-brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. dry mustard         2 sweet red or green
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon               peppers, chopped
1/2 teasp. allspice            1 onion, chopped

Mix the tomatoes with the salt, cover, and let stand overnight 
or for 24 hours.  Wash in cold water and drain.  Mix the 
remaining ingredients in a pot, add the tomatoes, and bring to 
a boil.  Cook gently for about 15 minutes.  Spoon into hot, 
STERILIZED jars, leaving 1/8-inch headspace, and seal.  If you 
wish, process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.


From the *Joy of Cooking*

GREEN TOMATO PICKLE OR RELISH  [6 quarts]

Wash and cut into thin slices:
       1 peck green tomatoes
Peel, cut into thin slices and add:
      12 large onions
Sprinkle with:
       1 cup coarse salt
Let mixture stand for 12 hours.  Wash in clear
water and drain.  Heat to the boiling point:
       3 quarts cider vinegar
Seed, remove membranes and add:
      12 green peppers, sliced thin
       6 sweet diced red peppers
Add:
      12 minced cloves garlic
       4 lbs brown sugar
Add the tomatoes and onions.  
Tie in a cloth bag the following:
       2 tbsp dry mustard
       2 tbsp whole cloves
       2 sticks cinnamon
       2 tbsp powdered ginger
       1 tbsp salt
       1 tbsp celery seed
Place bag in with tomatoes and simmer until tomatoes 
are transparent, about 1 hour.  Stir requently.  Place
pickles n sterile jars and seal.  A fan writes that he 
puts the finished product in his blender for a second 
or two to make his favorite relish.

GREEN TOMATO CHUTNEY

Simmer until the fruit is tender:
       1 seeded chopped lemon
       1 skinned chopped clove garlic
       5 cups firm peeled chopped green
           tomatoes
   2 1/4 cups brown sugar
   1 1/2 cups seeded raisins
       3 oz. chopped crystallized ginger
           or 3/4 cup fresh ginger root
   1 1/2 tsp salt
     1/4 tsp cayenne 
       2 cups cider vinegar
     ( 2 chopped red peppers, seeds and
            membranes removed )
Put the chutney in sterile jars and seal.


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   1 1/2 cups seeded raisins