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I make this often and love to give it away with a loaf of freshly baked homemade bread!!<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-07-14","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"BlueFlower"},"reviewBody":"I had been given a bag of ripe tomatoes I needed to use quickly and found this recipe. I was shocked at the flavor. It had a slight hint of tomato when you bite into a chunk but was still unexpectedly good. 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Very tasty and pretty red color.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-07-28","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"GreenBeer"},"reviewBody":"Could someone let me know if you use green or ripe tomatoes, of doesn't it matter. Have been wanting to try this but don't want to waste the ingred. lynsue4@msn.com Thanks","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-08-18","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"RedToast"},"reviewBody":"My son who doesn't like tomatoes never suspected a thing and said it was his favorite jam so far that I've made. I'm making it again this year!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-07-24","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurpleController"},"reviewBody":"There's always that much sugar in jam. It's what preserves the fruit. You could probably try no sugar jello.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2016-07-25","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"OliveCocktail"},"reviewBody":"I still can't believe how good this is! Nobody would ever guess that tomatoes are the main ingredient. 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