garden special sauce

Name: Garden Special Sauce
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 quart(s) ripe tomatoes; 1 quart(s) celery; 1 quart(s) onions, yellow, medium; 6 - sweet bell peppers; 3 tablespoon(s) salt; 2 tablespoon(s) sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) dried basil; 1/2 teaspoon(s) dried oregano; 1 quart(s) water

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Vicky George-Weimer

Monson, MA

Updated on Oct 31, 2013

I got this recipe from my ex-mother in law, and it's one of my favorite tomato sauces. It's great on pasta, as a topping for baked fish or with chicken parmesan. Great way to use some of those tomatoes from your garden!

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prep time 1 Hr

cook time 30 Min

method Stove Top

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Ingredients

4 quarts ripe tomatoes
1 quart celery
1 quart onions, yellow, medium
6 - sweet bell peppers
3 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 quart water

How To Make garden special sauce

Step 1

Dice peppers, onions and celery. You may use the coarse stalks and leaves if you desire. Place in large stock pot on stove and add the quart of water. Cook for 20 minutes over medium heat.

Step 2

Peel and cut up tomatoes and add to stock pot. Add salt, sugar, and herbs. Bring to a boil.
Step 3

Place in hot, sterilized quart canning jars and process in boiling water bath for 40 minutes.
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