"A truly thick, meaty tomato sauce for home canning. It calls for canned tomatoes, so you can make this at any time of year. This appears both in the Ball Blue Book and in the Bernardin Guide...."
INGREDIENTS
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2.5 kg ground beef ((extra lean. Or lean ground pork. 5 lbs))
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300 g onion ((chopped. 2 cups / 10 oz. Measurements after prep. 2 medium.))
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150 g green bell pepper ((chopped. 1 cup / 5 oz. Measured after prep. 1 large.))
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2.5 litres crushed tomatoes ((canned. 9 cups / 72 oz))
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650 ml tomato paste ((2 2/3 cups / 22 oz))
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10 g parsley ((chopped fresh. 4 tablespoons / about 2 sprigs))
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2 tablespoons brown sugar
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4 teaspoons salt ((or non-bitter, non-clouding salt sub)
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1 tablespoon herbs ((dried. Your choice))
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
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2 tablespoons vinegar