Ina's Tomato Ketchup  (Lou Hooven)

By LADONMANK

Ingredients

• 30 tomatoes, dead-ripe and peeled
• 6 large onions, chopped
• 2 cups cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 1/2 green pepper,chopped
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Boil 30 minutes.


Here is where the tasting comes in. You can adjust any of these ingredients to suit you. You can add more spiced vinegar. Or a little plain vinegar. More or less sugar and chili powder. Just sort of tinker with it. Cook it some more, stirring often, until it looks like catsup should look. Taste and adjust again. You may notice that it looks slightly curdled. Not to worry. Hit it a lick in the food processor. Smooths right out. Pour into sterile jars leaving 1/8" of head space. Process in a boiling water bath.