Vol. 2 No. 9
{AMISH COMMUNIT Y NEWS}
September 22, 2010
Putting Summer in a Jar Apple Pie Filling
Tomato Juice Cocktail
4 quarts apples, sliced 6 cups white sugar 5 heaping tablespoons instant clear jel 3 cups water 1/4 cup lemon juice Mix all ingredients together. Let stand for 10 minutes. Put into jars and coldpack for 20 minutes.
1 peck ripe tomatoes 1 cup vinegar 1 cup Karo syrup 3 tablespoons salt 1 teaspoon black pepper Tie in a bag the following: 2 small onions 1 garlic clove 6 stalks celery, leaves and all Cook tomatoes and put through a food mill. Add vinegar, Karo, salt and pepper.
Submitted by Katherine Byler
Green Tomato Jam
Submitted by Katherine Byler 5 cups green tomatoes, ground 4 cups white sugar 1 box raspberry jello, 6-ounce size Mix together and bring to rolling boil. Boil for 20 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add raspberry jello. Stir until dissolved. Can and seal.
Canned Hot Peppers Submitted by Katherine Byler 1 clove garlic for each jar 1 peck hot peppers 28 ounces catsup 2 cups oil 2 cups vinegar 2 cups sugar 2 tablespoons salt Place a clove of garlic in each jar. Clean and slice hot peppers. In a large pot, bring to a boil catsup, oil, vinegar, sugar and salt. Add peppers. Cook until semi-soft, about 10 minutes. Place in jars and seal.
Submitted by Sarah Miller
Add tied bag and cook for 30 minutes or more.
Remove the bag. Pour juice into jars and seal.
(This is a good drink for the winter. I like to add a little hot water to make a warm drink. S.M.)
Hot Pepper Butter Submitted by Barbara Ann Detweiler
42 hot peppers 1 pint yellow mustard 1 quart vinegar 6 cups sugar 1 tablespoon salt 1 cup flour 1 1/2 cups water Grind peppers. Add mustard, vinegar, sugar and salt. Bring to a boil. Make a paste with the flour and water and add to boiling hot pepper mixture. Cook for 5 minutes. (Delicious on hot dogs and hamburgers. B.D.)
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