Spicy Tomato Ketchup Recipe
Ingredients
12 pounds ripe tomatoes
1 cup chopped onions
1 tablespoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon mustard seed
1 tablespoon whole cloves
1 stick cinnamon, broken
1 1/2 cups vinegar
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions
1. Core and chop the tomatoes. Cook together tomatoes and onions until soft and press mixture through a fine sieve.
2. Return puree to heat and cook until reduced one-half, stirring occasionally. Add remaining ingredients including spices tied in a bag. Continue cooking, uncovered, to desired consistency, about four hours. Discard spice bag. Seal in hot sterilized jars.
2. Return puree to heat and cook until reduced one-half, stirring occasionally. Add remaining ingredients including spices tied in a bag. Continue cooking, uncovered, to desired consistency, about four hours. Discard spice bag. Seal in hot sterilized jars.