Homemade Ketchup

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Category:	Other Sauces
Serves:	Variable
Prep Time:	45 Min
Cook Time:	1 Hr 45 Min

Ingredients

	1 cup white vinegar
	1 1/2 teaspooons whole cloves
	1 1/2 teaspoons broken cinnamon sticks
	1/2 teaspoon whole allspice
	1 teaspoon celery seed
	8 pounds ripe tomatoes
	1 cup sliced onion
	1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
	1/2 cup sugar
	4 teaspoons salt(more or less)

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ginger skaggs

Lightly Salted

harrodsburg, KY (pop. 8,340)

mamagin

Member Since Apr 2012

ginger's Notes:

My aunt Naomi made this every year. It was always on the table when we had a dish that ketchup could be used on. The first time I ate "storebought" ketchup I did not like it. There is something about homemade anything that is just better.

Directions

Combine vinegar, cloves, cinnamon, allspice and celery seed in a saucepan.

Bring to a boil, then remove from heat.Let vinegar stand to absorb spices.

Cut tomatoes in quarters.

Combine onion and cayenne pepper.

Boil uncovered 20 minutes stirring occasionally to keep it from sticking.

Press through a sieve.

Combine sugar and hot tomato juice in a large kettle.

Cook uncovered, stirring frequently until volume is halved(about 1 hour, 15 minutes)

Strain vinegar, discard spices.

Combine salt with spiced vinegar and add to boiling tomato mixture.

Continue boiling, uncovered, 30 minutes longer or until thick. Stir constantly.

Pour into hot sterilized jars and seal.

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Lisa Nicometi... 2sweetinc

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Lisa Nicometi... 2sweetinc

Feb 4, 2013

Have to make! ;)

ginger skaggs mamagin

Feb 4, 2013

Thanks again Lisa

Lisa Nicometi... 2sweetinc

Feb 4, 2013

;)

Karen Vandevander KarenV

Feb 5, 2013

Hi Lisa...can you please tell me how much this makes? Thanks - K

Lisa Nicometi... 2sweetinc

Feb 5, 2013

Ginger may be able to answer that, havent made yet but excited to make.

Karen Vandevander KarenV

Feb 5, 2013

LOL...sorry, got the two of you swapped around. Thought you were the recipe poster.

Ginger...can you tell me how much this makes? Thank you - K. :o)

ginger skaggs mamagin

Feb 6, 2013

This was my aunts recipe and she did not have many pints it made. I would think, just guessing, it would make somewhere between 4-8. Alot of it depends on how thick you cook it down. I'm sorry I can't give you a more specific answer.

Karen Vandevander KarenV