It is sometimes used in the preparation of sandwiches similar to a BLT, using the jam in place of tomato.

[7] Tomato jam has been described as a popular condiment in South Africa.

[8] In 1840 in the United States, a recipe was published in the American Farmer that involved straining stewed tomatoes through cloth, adding an equal amount of sugar, and then boiling the mixture for a few hours.

[1] In 1843 in the U.S., a recipe for preparing tomato jam was published in the Boston Cultivator.

[1] The preparation process included rubbing stewed tomatoes through a sieve, adding an equal amount of sugar, and then stewing the mixture into a jam.