Tomato Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 lb. tomatoes
1 c. chopped green pepper
1 medium onion, chopped
1 tsp. celery seed
1/4 tsp. cayenne
2 Tbsp. vinegar
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt

Preparation

Wash, remove stem
ends and cores and quarter tomatoes. Let tomatoes stand in colander to drain off excess liquid.
In 8 to 10 quart kettle, combine first 5 ingredients.
Bring to a boil;
cook 30
to
40
minutes,
stirring occasionally.
Put tomato
mixture through strainer.
Add vinegar, sugar and salt to
tomato
puree. Return
to
kettle.
Bring
to
a boil and simmer
until
desired consistency, about 30 minutes, stirring often.
Pour
hot tomato sauce into hot jars, leaving 1/2-inch space
and
seal
(boiling water bath - 10 minutes).
Makes 2 pints.