Cut tomatoes into small pieces. Drain. Slice oranges and lemons very thin; quarter the slices. Tie cinnamon sticks and cloves in cheesecloth bag.

Place tomatoes in large kettle, add sugar and salt and stir until dissolved. Add oranges, lemons and spice bag. Boil mixture rapidly, stirring constantly until thick (about 50 minutes). Remove from heat; skim foam.

Pour into 1/2 pint jars and seal. Process 5 minutes in boiling water bath.

This recipe yields 9 half-pint jars. Recipe can be halved.

Source: "Lynn Thomas on the Food Forum BB at http://food.bb.prodigy.net/"S(Formatted for MC6): "07-13-2001 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"Yield: "9 half-pints"

NOTES : Recipe originally from The Detroit News 02-24-1999