Hot Tomato Juice
(from home4edu’s recipe box)
Best tomato juice….EVER
1 bushel = 53#
yield: 15-18 qts.
Source: Doris & Britt Pruitt
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves 10 people
Categories: Canning
Ingredients
- 1/2 bushel ripe tomatoes
- 3 large yellow onions, and I'm talking large
- 1-2 doz hot peppers -mix and match for flavor- jalapenos, serranos, etc.
- 3-4 stalks celery
- canning salt
Directions
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Wash tomatoes, cut in wedges, core and remove blemishes
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Chop onion, celery & peppers in chunks
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Put all in large enamel pan (or any large heavy bottom pan), cook on low to medium until softened, stirring occasionally. Don’t let the bottom scorch.
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Put through a food mill: juice in your pan; hulls, etc. in the trash.
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Pour juice back in large cooking pan and reheat (just to boiling if you are canning, just to warm if freezing.)
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Canning:
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qt jars= 1 tsp canning salt; pint jars= 1/2 tsp canning salt
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Have your assembly line set up
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Put salt in hot jars
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Pour hot juice in jars leaving 1/2" headspace, put on lid and ring and place in canner.
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Follow canner directions to start; process 5 min. @10#
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Freezer:
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glass or plastic freezer containers
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qt container= 1 tsp canning salt; pint container= 1/2 tsp canning salt
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Pour warm juice in container, put on lid, and allow to cool before placing in freezer.