Salsa Making 101

With the cool weather of fall it seemed that today was the perfect day to be in doors making Salsa with Krystle.

Aunt Ginny's recipe:
8 cups peeled, chopped tomatoes (scald in boiling water for 10 seconds, put in cold water and peel)
1 cup each of green and yellow pepper
6 jalapeño peppers, no seeds
2 jalapeño peppers with seeds (Remember that if you use habanera peppers, you will not need as many hot peppers)
2 cups chopped cooking onion
3 – 4 cloves of minced garlic
Mix together and add
¾ cup vinegar
2 tbsps salt
2 tbsps basil
¾ tsp pepper
¾ tbsp sugar (optional)
1 tsp parsley

Combine and cook uncovered for 1 – 1 ½ hours until thickened. Remove from heat and stir in 2 small tins of tomato paste. Pour in jars and seal.

End result, a basement shelf full of Salsa.... YUM! Thanks Aunt Ginny - the recipe is super yummy.

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