Yellow Pear Tomato Preserves

This is my Mom's recipe and I am posting per a request on the Boards.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Yields: 5 half pint jars

Ingredients

• 8  cups yellow pear tomatoes
• 1  lemon
• 3  cups sugar
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 4  tablespoons gingerroot or 4  tablespoons  thinly sliced candied ginger

Directions

1. Wash& dry tomatoes.
2. Cut a thin slice from blossom end and press out seeds and discard.
3. Combine tomatoes, sugar& salt, simmer until sugar is dissolved.
4. Boil for about 40 minutes.
5. Add thinly sliced lemon and minced or sliced ginger.
6. Boil about 10 minutes longer.
7. Pour into hot jars and seal at once.