Tomato Catsup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 12 1/2 lbs ripe tomatoes
• 2 medium onions
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 cups cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons broken cinnamon sticks
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt

Recipe

• 1 wash and slice tomatoes and boil until soft.
• 2 into another kettle slice the onions.
• 3 cover with a small quantity of water and cook until tender.
• 4 run the cooked onions and tomatoes through a sieve.
• 5 mix the onion and tomato pulp.
• 6 add the cayenne pepper.
• 7 boil this mixture rapidly until it has been reduced to about 1/2 original volume.
• 8 place vinegar in an enamel pan; add a spice bag containing the cinnamon, cloves and garlic.
• 9 allow this to simmer for about 30 minutes, then bring to boil.
• 10 place cover on pan and remove from heat.
• 11 allow this to stand in covered pan until ready to use.
• 12 when tomato mixture has cooked down to 1/2 original volume, add mixture, of which there should be 1 and 1/4 cups.
• 13 add the paprika, sugar and salt and boil rapidly until thick.
• 14 this should require about 10 minutes.
• 15 pour while boiling into sterilized jars to within 1/2 inch of top.
• 16 put on cap, screw band firmly tight.
• 17 process in boiling water bath 5 minutes.