Which is worse?

The fact that I only just realised the undies I've owned for eight years have an emblem woven into the fabric, or the fact that I've owned the same pair of undies for eight years?

(Surely I'm not the only one with such longevity in their underthings?)

Tomato jam

The six tomato plants in our garden are going absolutely gangbusters. They're delicious, but honestly, how many tomatoes can two people eat? We give away as many as we can, but eventually we knew it would get to this point. What to do with all the bloody fruit?

What else? Make jam. The recipe from Food In Jars is super-simple and easy, if a little time-demanding. You can find it here.

The before photo:

 Seriously. We collect a bowl full of tomatoes almost every day. And that's just the cherry tomatoes. Lurking on the other vines are these massive suckers:

So they got chopped...

 and tossed into a massive pot with sugar, lime juice...

 Ginger, cinnamon, ground cloves, salt, and chili flakes.

As it heated to a boil...

 The husband and I got down to some serious chess action. We both suck at this game, but are enamoured since I brought my massive vintage chess set back from Australia. At least we equally suck, which makes it a pretty even battle field.

 On simmer now...

 Simmering away until it got goopy.

 Once it hits desired goopiness, cool, can, and voila! Tomato jam! Delish.

 Next time I'll probably use a bit less sugar and a bit more ginger. All good though. A big thumbs up.