HOME CANNING/ MOMMA'S KETCHUP

                     BY MARGARET LOUISE RICKETTS

Ingredients:

Canning was a craft which Momma taught to all her daughters!

8 qts. tomatoes

3 cups sweet red peppers

3 cups onion

Put the above ingredients in the food

processor and process on high.

Pour into large pot.

3 cups sugar

1/3 cup salt

1 1/2 quarts white vinegar

2 tbsp. ground cloves

3 tbsp. cinnamon

2 tbsp. ginger

2 tbsp. nutmeg

Mix all ingredients and cook for 

three hours, very slowly.  Stir

often - it can stick if not watched

closely.

Ladle ketchup into hot sterilized pint

jars and process in hot water bath for 

5 minutes.

Photo of Dad at  the Fall Corn Harvest, October 2010

Dad said, "You have to put Momma's ketchup and chili sauce recipe in the book."