Amish Tomato Juice Food

TOMATO JUICE - CANNING

Steps:

• Core and peel tomatoes (Often, the day before, I will wash and core the tomatoes and freeze them first. Then just dunk them in a sink full of hot water and the peel falls right off). UPDATE: This year I didn't even bother to peel them, just core them and continue. The peel will come out in step 4.
• Place the tomatoes in a large stock pot and as you fill it, bring them to a rolling boil, stirring regularly (They will burn if you don't). I usually squish the first few with a potato masher to cover the bottom of the stock pot with liquid in order to get the boiling process kick started.
• Sterilize your jars (I do this in the dishwasher).
• Once you have all your tomatoes in the stock pot and boiling up a storm, ladle them into your food mill and grind out the mixture into pots, scraping the good stuff off the sides of the cone into your juice.
• Throw out the remaining pulp and return the juice to the stock pot.
• Bring back to a rolling boil.
• Add salt. (I usually add 1 tsp to each litre/quart). This is optional of course.
• Pour into jars leaving 1/2 inch air space.
• Place jars into canner and boil for 25 minutes.
• DONE!

HOMEMADE TOMATO JUICE

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients into Dutch oven, bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Put vegetable mixture through a food mill or sieve.
• Stir in salt, paprika and sugar.
• Chill thoroughly.
• Serve over ice if desired.

"AMISH" TOMATO KETCHUP, FOR CANNING

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients& boil for 2 1/2 hours, or until thick.
• Pour into jars.
• (no need to heat filled jars).
• I use'old' glass ketchup bottles.
• It is not necessary for these to'seal.
• 'My Amish mother-in-law has been making this her entire life, and has never used a'sealed' jar for this recipe, and it's always been great!

AMISH TOMATO DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Melt 3 Tbl butter in Dutch oven over Med heat. Add onion and celery and cook until translucent, about 3 minute Stir in tomatoes and their juice, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook until veggies are softened, about 5 minute Remove from heat and stir in 2 Tbl parsley.
• Combine remaining parsley, flour, and baking powder in a bowl. Stir in milk, egg, and melted butter until combined and smooth. Return tomato mix to simmer over Med heat.
• Using greased Tbl measure, drop heaping Tbl-size dumplings on top of tomato mix, leaving about 1/2-in between dumplings. Cover and cook over low heat until dumplings are firm and cooked through, about 20 minute Take care not to uncover during cooking. Serve.