Blender Ketchup Recipe
- 48 med. tomatoes (about 8 lbs.)
- 2 med. sweet red peppers
- 2 med. green peppers
- 4 onions, peeled and quartered
- 3 c. 5% acid strength vinegar
- 3 c. sugar
- 3 tbsp. pickling salt
- 3 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/2 teaspoon grnd red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon whole allspice
- 1 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
- 1 (3 inch) stick cinnamon
- Quarter tomatoes; remove stem ends.
- Seed peppers and cut in strips.
- Put tomatoes, peppers and onion in blender container, filling jar 3/4 full.
- Blend at high speed 4 seconds; pour into large kettle.
- Repeat till all vegetables are blended.
- Add in vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard and pepper.
- Tie spices in cheesecloth bag; add in to kettle.
- Simmer in 325 degree oven or possibly in electric saucepan till volume is reduced to 1/2.
- Remove spice bag.
- Ladle into 5 warm, sterilized pint jars, filling to within 1/4 inch from the top.
- Adjust lids.
- Process in boiling water bath 10 min.
- Start to count the processing time when water in canner returns to boiling.
- Remove jars.
- Cold on wire rack 12 to 24 hrs.
- Check jars for airtight seal.
- Makes 5 pints.
tomatoes, sweet red peppers, green peppers, onions, vinegar, sugar, pickling salt, dry mustard, grnd red pepper, whole allspice, whole cloves, cinnamon
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/blender-ketchup-30860 (may not work)