WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU HAVE TOMATOES COMING OUT OF YOUR EARS???
When the freezer is full and the neighbors are begging, "ENOUGH!" ???
What do you do?
Why, you make KETCHUP, of course!
This is a WONDERFUL recipe. Mum has made 3 or 4 batches so far - the tomatoes are still producing... The kitchen smells AMAZING when the ketchup is cooking!
KETCHUP
2 1/2 quarts sliced tomatoes (15 - 17 medium sized)
3/4 cup chopped onion
3" piece of cinnamon
1 large garlic clove, chopped
1 tsp. whole cloves (or powdered and added when the vinegar is added to the tomatoes)
1 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon paprika
Dash cayenne pepper
Simmer together tomatoes and onion for about 20 - 30 minutes; press through a sieve. Put the cinnamon, garlic, and cloves loosely in a clean, thin, white cloth or tall tea ball; tie top tightly; add to vinegar and simmer 30 minutes. Remove spices. Boil sieved tomatoes rapidly until one-half original volume. Stir frequently to prevent sticking. Add spiced vinegar, salt, paprika, and cayenne pepper to tomato mixture. Boil rapidly for at least 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until thickened to desired consistency. Pour into clean, hot sterilized jars. Seal. The catsup will also freeze well in small containers.
Process for 10 minutes in boiling-water bath. Remove from canner. Complete seals if necessary. Cool on a wire rack.
If you want a somewhat sweeter ketchup, you can add honey just before you seal. Your taste is your best guide here, so add and stir in honey until the taste pleases you.
Daddy and I aren't huge ketchup eaters, but we LOVE our barbeque sauce! Mum just goes a little heavy handed on the spices and this is the BEST barbeque sauce ever!!!
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