Ketchup - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    48 ripe tomatoes
    2 ripe sweet peppers
    2 sweet green peppers
    4 onions
    3 c. white vinegar
    3 c. sugar
    3 Tbsp. salt
    3 tsp. dry mustard
    1/2 tsp. red pepper
    1/2 tsp. whole allspice
    1 1/2 tsp. whole cloves
    1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon sticks, broken
Preparation
    Quarter tomatoes and remove stems.
    Add peppers, seeds removed, and slice in strips.
    Add chopped onions.
    Place 1/3 in blender or food processor; mix until smooth.
    Repeat until all tomatoes are blended.
    Add vinegar, salt, sugar and spices, tied loosely in muslin bag.
    Simmer, uncovered, until mixture is reduced to 1/2.
    Pour into hot jars and cover loosely with lids. Process at 212\u00b0 for 10 minutes.
    Remove and tighten lids.
    Makes 5 pints.

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