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"Moms Ripe Tomato Catsup"
Ingredients
- 4 quarts ripe tomatoes (different color tomatoes will give different color catchup) *Be sure to peel, chop, and core your tomatoes before you start*
- 1 large onion - chopped
- 1 medium red pepper (or green...chopped)
- 1 1/4 teaspoon celery seed
- 1 teaspoon mustard seed
- 1 teaspoon whole allspice
- 1 large cinnamon stick
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups vinegar
- Have a little salt and paprika on hand.
- Jars with Lids
How to make it
- Put tomatoes, onions,
and pepper in pot and cook until soft. Press mixture through a sieve.
Cook rapidly until thick. Around an hour.
- Reduce heat.
- Tie all whole spices in a cheesecloth bag and drop into pot. Add sugar and salt to mix.
- Cook on low about 25 minutes, stir frequently. Don't let ketchup stick to bottom of the pan.
- Now add your vinegar, paprika, and cook until thick. Again, stir often so ketchup doesn't stick to bottom of pan.
- Mixture should be
boiling hot when you put into jars as usual, leave a little room at the
top. Make sure your jar lid pops when you seal.
- Note - if you grow everything yourself, it will taste better. Try it!
