USEFUL TOMATO RECIPES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3002, 23 February 1926, Page 4

USEFUL TOMATO RECIPES.

Those who are fond of tomatoes find them very refreshing in hot weather, will appreciate them served in the following ways: —

Tomato Jelly.—Place 21bs. of fresh tomatoes in boiling water for about a minute, and then remove the skins which should strip off very easily. Put the tomatoes into an enamel saucepan together with a chopped onion, a tablespoonful of vinegar, 1 teaspoonful of cinnamon, and salt and pepper. Simmer gently until quite soft and strain through a seive. Then dissolve 1 tablespoonful of gelatine in a tablespoonful of cold water and add to the strained liquid. Place all in a mould and put to set. A delicious supper dish for a hot night is this jelly served with lettuce and a little thick salad cream. Tomato Salad.—Take live or six ripe sound tomatoes, and after scalding them, and removing the skins, cut them into quarters. Sprinkle them with mixed salt and castor*sugar, and a few drops of vinegar and oil and then __ decorate with slices of cucumber, ibis is a very tempting looking dish. Tomato Chutney is a relish always in demand and is quite easy to make at home. Cut up 21bs. of ripe tomatoes, peel, core and slice lib. of cooking apples, place in an enamel saucepan and add 10/.. of gallic, of green ginger, Joz. chillies, 1 oz of crushed mustard seed, ilb sultanas, 11b of brown sugai, and 1 quart of vinegar. Boil all together until quite tender, rub through a sieve and then bottle in glass jars. Before putting m the store cupboard see that thej arc covered down tightly.