Tomato Catsup
Great way to show off your garden tomatoes. Much better tasting than the store bought stuff :-)
Steps
Wash and slice tomatoes and boil until soft.
Into another kettle slice the onions.
Cover with a small quantity of water and cook until tender.
Run the cooked onions and tomatoes through a sieve.
Mix the onion and tomato pulp.
Add the cayenne pepper.
Boil this mixture rapidly until it has been reduced to about 1 / 2 original volume.
Place vinegar in an enamel pan.
Add a spice bag containing the cinnamon , cloves and garlic.
Allow this to simmer for about 30 minutes , then bring to boil.
Place cover on pan and remove from heat.
Allow this to stand in covered pan until ready to use.
When tomato mixture has cooked down to 1 / 2 original volume , add mixture , of which there should be 1 and 1 / 4 cups.
Add the paprika , sugar and salt and boil rapidly until thick.
This should require about 10 minutes.
Pour while boiling into sterilized jars to within 1 / 2 inch of top.
Put on cap , screw band firmly tight.
Process in boiling water bath 5 minutes.
Ingredients
tomatoes, onions, cayenne pepper, cider vinegar, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, garlic, paprika, sugar, salt