Plain Tomato Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• firm ripe tomatoes
• salt

Recipe

• 1 wash, rinse, drain and core the fresh firm tomatoes.
• 2 cut in 2-inch pieces and place in a large kettle.
• 3 cover and cook over low heat until the juice runs freely.
• 4 remove the cover and cook over high heat, stirring frequently, until the tomatoes are mushy.
• 5 put the tomatoes through a food mill or sieve to remove the skins and seed.
• 6 return the pulp to the kettle and cook until almost as thick as catsup.
• 7 pour the hot sauce to 1/4 inch from the top of the jars and add 1 tsp salt to each jar.
• 8 place the lids on the jars and screw the bands tight.
• 9 process pints and quarts in boiling water in a waterbath canner for 30 minutes.