1 peck (12 1/2 lbs.) ripe
tomatoes
2 medium onions
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
2 cups cider vinegar
1 1/2 tbsp. broken stick cinnamon
1 tbsp. whole cloves
3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
1 tbsp. paprika
1 cup sugar
2 1/2 tsp. salt
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 an inch of top. Put on cap, screw band firmly tight. Process
in boiling water bath for 5 minutes.
Yield: 6 pints.