This plain and good soup is NOT diluted for serving. Makes about 4 1\/2 quarts of soup.<\/p>\n
Done in a pressure canner only via hot pack (due to onions and peppers which are low acid)\u00a0 in pints and quarts jars as a way to deal with all those Roma tomatoes.<\/p>\n
Wash 1 peck ( 8 quarts) of ripe red tomatoes, remove blossom and stem ends and cores: cut in pieces. In a large kettle, cook and stir the tomatoes unil soft – about 15 minutes. Push the pulp and juice through a food mill or a wire strainer to remove skins and seeds. Return the puree to the kettle but do not reheat yet.<\/p>\n
Cook together until soft (in enough water just to cover) 3 large onions and 2 green peppers, finely chopped. Seive or put thru food mill and add tyo the pureed tomatoes in the kettle. Mic together 3\/4 cup sugar, and 8 tablespoons cornstarch: blend in 3 tablespoons vinegar and just enough water to make a smooth paste. (Optional – add 2 tablespoons salt to the paste). Pour slowly into the sieved tomatoes, stirring all the while. Heat to boiling and stir until the liquid clears. Pack HOT.<\/p>\n
HOT PACK ONLY in JARS. Pour boiling hot soup into clean, hot jars, leaving 3\/4 inch of headroom for pints and 1 and 1\/4 inch for Quarts. Adjust lids. Pressure-Process at 10 pound pressure pints for 20 minutes, quarts 30 minutes. Remove jars; complete seals if necessary.<\/p>\n
Recipe from The New Putting Food By book<\/strong> by Ruth Hertzburg, Beatrice Vaughan and Janet Greene – A Janet Green Book. Page 175 in the Third Edition of the book from The Stephen Greene Press Brattleboro Vermont.<\/p>\n Made double batches 2020 in quarts and pints.\u00a0 Added chopped fresh basil from garden for a little extra flavor. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This plain and good soup is NOT diluted for serving. Makes about 4 1\/2 quarts of soup. Done in a pressure canner only via hot pack (due to onions and peppers which are low acid)\u00a0 in pints and quarts jars as a way to deal with all those Roma tomatoes. Wash 1 peck ( 8…<\/p>\n
\nThis soup compares to the canned Progresso Soup Tomato and Basil soup that is a favorite of store bought soup. No more need to buy canned soup if this is on the shelve from our own garden.<\/p>\n