Homemade Tomato Sauce - tomatoes

Method

• Cut tomatoes into large chunks; put in kettle.
• Cook 15 to 30 minutes until tomatoes are soft, stirring constantly.
• Fill blender 3/4 full with cooked tomatoes.
• Cover blender.
• Blend at high speed until tomatoes are very juicy.
• Then into large bowl, press tomatoes through coarse sieve, discard seeds and skin. Return sieved tomatoes to same pot.
• Put in crushed garlic and add remaining food ingredients.
• Over high heat, heat tomato mixture to boiling.
• Reduce heat to medium.
• Cook, uncovered, 4 hours or until sauce reaches consistency, stirring occasionally.
• Put in processed jars.
• Process boiling water bath 10 minutes for pints, 15 minutes for quarts.
• Makes 10 pints or 5 quarts.