*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                       Better Than "The Best" Salsa

Recipe By     : J. Hassell [via Rec.Food.Preserving]
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Canning & Preserving             Family Fav

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  24      c             Tomatoes -- peel, core, chop
   2      c             White vinegar -- 5%
   2      c             Jalapeno chiles -- chop with seeds
   2      c             Sweet peppers -- diced, *
   2      c             Sweet onions -- diced, *
  30      oz            Tomato sauce (2 cans)
   3      cl            Garlic -- minced
   1      tb            Pickling salt -- do not use table
   1      bn            Cilantro -- chopped

Red peppers make a prettier sauce, but green is ok. I like the flavor
of the red ones. Get sweet onions like Vidalia or Texas 1020 if you
can.

Cook tomatoes and vinegarfor an hour in a large[!] pot. Add remaining
ingredients except cilantro and cook another 1 to 2 hours until a
consistency you like. Add cilantro. Put in hot pint jars and process
in water bath 15 minutes.

Makes about 10 pints


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