Canning Diced Tomatoes & Tomato Juice

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 5 lbs tomatoes, at least
• 6 garlic cloves, pressed
• 2 green peppers, chopped
• 2 sweet onions, chopped
• 2 (6 ounce) jars tomato paste
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 dash cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon dry oregano
• 1 tablespoon dry basil
• 1 tablespoon mrs. dash seasoning mix, mix table blend
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon seasoning salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 dash lemon juice
• tomato juice
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon mrs. dash seasoning mix, table blend
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon seasoning salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 1 dash cayenne pepper

Recipe

• 1 wash tomatoes, then place in kettle of water cook on medium high heat until skin cracks.
• 2 then take out, place in bowl in sink and pour cold water inches then drain and do again.
• 3 peel tomatoes, then with strainer over bowl, cut open and leave in strainer, and repeat with other tomatoes. when cool enough, remove stem part. reserve the tomato juice.
• 4 there are still probably seeds left so next place tomatoes in sieve. i like the new one stainless steel food mill. after getting rid of more juice and seeds underneath in bowl, put tomatoes aside in 1 kettle, set aside.
• 5 then strain juice/seeds into strainer so juice goes into a second kettle. throw seeds away. mix seasonings in tomato juice, cook on medium high heat till boiling. meanwhile you should have washed your pint size jars in soapy water/rinsed and place in your big kettle of water, boil until water reaches 180 degrees. then take out a few jars, fill with juice, seal and put back in water for 15 minutes on medium high heat. take out and place on towel to dry/cool.
• 6 next take your kettle of tomatoes, add 2 chopped pepper/onion, garlic, spices, 2 jars of tomato paste. cook for 1 hour on medium high to medium heat. same as before take your jars, put a drop of lemon juice in bottom, then fill with tomato mixture, seal and put back in water for 15 minutes, take out to dry/cool. clean up mess.