Tomato Ketchup
Tomato Ketchup
Ingredients
- 2 gallons tomato juice
- 2 onions, chopped
- 3 t. ground cloves
- 3 t. ground cinnamon
- 3 cups vinegar
- 8 T. salt
- Celery, mango, jalapeños, and beet, chopped, to taste
- 6 cups sugar
- 6 T. cornstarch
Directions
Boil tomato juice, onions, cloves, cinnamon, vinegar and salt until 1⁄3 the amount is left. (May add celery and mango to taste, jalapeños for hot ketchup, and beet for added color.) Mix sugar with cornstarch. Mix into tomato juice mixture slowly. Cook until thick. Put in hot jars and seal. Makes 8-9 pints.
Marilyn Reynolds, Milan, Ind.
