Sue's Spaghetti Sauce

Name: Sue's Spaghetti Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 7 Quarts
Ingredients: 20 cups tomatoes, peeled and cut into quarters; 4 stalks celery, chopped; 3 1/2 cups onions, chopped; 5 cups water; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1 -2 tablespoon oregano; 1 tablespoon garlic powder, heaping; 1 tablespoon black pepper; 3 tablespoons salt; 4 (12 ounce) cans tomato paste; 6 bay leaves

Submitted by Rebecca L Davis

"Homemade spaghetti sauce. A great way to use up the bountiful harvest of tomatoes."

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photo by Rebecca L Davis

Ready In:: 2hrs 30mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 7 Quarts

ingredients

20 cups tomatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
4 stalks celery, chopped
3 ¹⁄₂ cups onions, chopped
5 cups water
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar
1 -2 tablespoon oregano
1 tablespoon garlic powder, heaping
1 tablespoon black pepper
3 tablespoons salt
4 (12 ounce) cans tomato paste
6 bay leaves

directions

Combine everything but the tomato paste and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Turn heat down and simmer for 2 hours. Remove from stove and add tomato paste. Stir in the paste and then place the 6 bay leaves on top of the sauce; do not stir these inches Set all night in the refrigerator. In the morning, remove the bay leaves and run the fixture through the food mill. Put in freezer boxes or jars. Makes about 7 quarts.