Aunt Ione's Bloody Mary Mix (Canning)
photo by Paula
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
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5 quarts
- Serves:
- 20-24
ingredients
- 30 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and quartered
- 2 1⁄2 cups green peppers, chopped
- 1 3⁄4 cups carrots, diced
- 1 cup celery, diced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄4 cup parsley, minced
- 1 bay leaf
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons salt
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1⁄2 tablespoon Tabasco sauce (to taste)
directions
- Cook tomatoes, celery, carrots, onion, green peppers, garlic, bay leaf, and parsley in a large pot until mushy, approximately 30-45 minutes.
- Remove the bay leaf.
- Working in batches, place the vegetable mixture into a blender and puree.
- Using a spatula, press each pureed batch through a fine sieve to remove any extra seeds.
- Place back in a large pot and add the sugar, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, salt, and tobasco (1/2 T. tobasco is very mild, so you may wish to add more now or add when mixing your drink).
- Heat this to a boil.
- Pour into clean quart jars and add prepared lids.
- Process in a boiling water canner for 40 minutes.
Reviews
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I made this last year and we ran out quickly. Now that the tomatos are on, my DH requested this one specifically. It was great and my only regret is that I didn't can more of it last year. I won't make that mistake again :) ... My 30 medium tomatos worked out to be about 24 cups of quartered tomatoes. This year I'll be running this through my vitamix to smooth everything out easily. Thanks for this recipe!
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I just finished canning the juice and I was hoping to have a little left over to taste it cold, but all the Bloody Mary juice went into the jars.I did make this last year but did not do a review until I tasted it.If your looking for some very very good Bloody Mary Juice give this a try. I made mine a little hotter than what the recipe calls for, but thats the way I like it.As you can see by the pictures, I canned 9 quarts and 2 half gallon! I hope this makes it until next years tomato crop, but I doubt it! This was made by request from a friend that has some from last years canning and I got tired of him asking when are you doing the Bloody Mary Juice!<br/> I have a Kitchen Aid attachment that bypasses most of the steps and you can process 5 times as much in half the time by using the fruit and juice strainer!
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I made the 1st batch as recipe is written. Too sweet for my taste but definitely onto something. 2nd batch I eliminated the sugar & replaced about 1/2 of the peppers with jalapenos. Also added waaaay more Tabasco to make it to my liking. Another tip to make the process less labor intensive, in my opinion, was if you have a juicer, juice your tomatoes. Simmer the juice down for at least 45 minutes then add the rest of the veggies. Once soft, use an immersion blender. This will eliminate the steps of placing in a blender then straining it. Really am enjoying this recipe!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Paula
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