Country western ketchup

1 Recipe

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
24 pounds Ripe tomatoes
5 Chile peppers sliced and seeded
¼ cup Salt
2⅔ cup Vinegar (5 percent)
1¼ cup Sugar
½ teaspoon Ground red pepper (cayenne)
4 teaspoons Paprika
4 teaspoons Whole allspice
4 teaspoons Dry mustard
1 tablespoon Whole peppercorns
1 teaspoon Mustard seeds
1 tablespoon Bay leaves
1,001 - 6,000 ft: 20 min.
Above 6,000 ft: 25 min.

Directions

Yield: 6 to 7 pints

Procedure: Wash tomatoes. Dip in boiling water for 30 to 60 seconds or until skins split. Dip in cold water Slip off skins and remove cores.

Quarter tomatoes into 4-gallon stock pot or a large kettle. Add onions and red pepper. Bring to boil and simmer 20 minutes, uncovered. Combine spices in a spice bag and add to vinegar in a 2-quart saucepan. Bring to boil. Turn off heat and let stand until tomato mixture has been cooked 20 minutes. Then, remove spice bag and combine vinegar and tomato mixture. Boil about 30 minutes. Put boiled mixture through a food mill or sieve. Return to pot. Add sugar and salt, boil gently, and stir frequently until volume is reduced by one-half or until mixture rounds up on spoon without separation. Fill pint jars, leaving ⅛-inch headspace. Adjust lids and process according to the recommendations in Table 1.

Table 1. Recommended process time for Country Western Ketchup in a boiling-water canner.

Style of Pack: Hot. Jar Size: Pints. Process Time at Altitudes of 0 - 1,000 ft: 15 min.

======================================================= === * USDA Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539 (rev. 1994) * Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias

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