Anyone make their own ketchup?

[fkj2]

When I was a kid, my mom and grandma made ketchup. Of course, I thought Heinz tasted better but I'd like to make a few jars of my own and avoid a lot of the salt. Does anyone have a great recipe for ketchup?

TIA.

 

[Swimalie]

Ironically the Washington Post had an article about making it yourself in the food section this past Wed. This is their recipe. http://projects.washingtonpost.com/recipes/2010/08/11/fresh-tomato-ketchup/

I haven't tried it yet but I might one day.

 

[cathyce2]

Ick! My Dear Granny was of the opinion that anything you could buy she could make at home better and for less. I tried her ketchup over 40 years ago and havent' been able to eat any kind of ketchup without gagging since. Save your family the trama!

 

[Gigi22]

I have made the same ketchup recipe, on and off, for about 30 years. Ketchup is really quite basic, there are lots of recipes around. But--do not reduce the amount of salt in your recipe--it will affect the taste of the ketchup and may make your ketchup less stable when you preserve it. Salt is a preservative.

 

[fkj2]

I have made the same ketchup recipe, on and off, for about 30 years. Ketchup is really quite basic, there are lots of recipes around. But--do not reduce the amount of salt in your recipe--it will affect the taste of the ketchup and may make your ketchup less stable when you preserve it. Salt is a preservative.

Thanks for that advice, although I am aware I'd have to add salt. I was just thinking it would probably be less on a comparative basis to commercially produced products.

Really, I've begun to think that even Heinz doesn't taste as well as it used to.

I'll check out that link another posted noted above.

Thanks to all.

 

[DOOM1001]

From one of my all time favorite movies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkExpbnjsX8

 

[Gigi22]

OK--no longer posting at 11:30 p.m. Here's my recipe, it is actually called 'chili sauce' rather than ketchup. The scent of this chili sauce cooking on the stove is wonderful--such a typical autumn scent!

South Essex Chili Sauce

Peel and chop
18 large ripe tomatoes

Remove seeds and chop
6 large green peppers

Wrap loosely in cheesecloth or place in a large tea ball
3 T. mixed pickling spice

In a large saucepan or preserving kettle (or dutch oven) combine tomatoes and peppers with
4 med. onions, chopped
3/4 c. granulated sugar
3 T. pickling salt
3 c. white vinegar (5% acetic acid)

Add spice bag and bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 1 hr., or until thickened.

Remove spice bag/tea ball during the last 15 min. of cooking.

Pack in sterilized half pint or pint jars to within 1/2 in. of the rim and seal. Process sealed half pint and pint jars in a boiling water bath for 15 min.

Makes 7 pints.

 

[fkj2]

OK--no longer posting at 11:30 p.m.

Did I miss something?? 11:30 PM?

Anyhoo, regardless of what it's called (a rose by any other name) is that what you're using for ketchup?

Thanks.

 

[DawnM]

Your Granny was right!~

I have actually looked into making it to avoid the higher sugar content and HFCS in most national brands.

Dawn

Ick! My Dear Granny was of the opinion that anything you could buy she could make at home better and for less. I tried her ketchup over 40 years ago and havent' been able to eat any kind of ketchup without gagging since. Save your family the trama!

 

[Alexander]

Oh dear, call me lazy, but why oh why would you want to make your own ketchup! I don't even want to make dinner most days, I can't imagine making the condiments to go with it!

 

[SaraJayne]

Your Granny was right!~

I have actually looked into making it to avoid the higher sugar content and HFCS in most national brands.

Dawn

I buy Heinz Organic ketchup for that exact reason.

The ingredients are (reading off the back of the bottle) ~ tomato concentrate from red ripe organic tomatoes, organic distilled vinegar, organic sugar, salt, organic onion powder, organic spice, natural flavoring.

 

[DawnM]

Yeah, the cost factor is why I looked into making it.

Since this is the budget board and all.....

But it is time consuming.

Dawn

I buy Heinz Organic ketchup for that exact reason.

The ingredients are (reading off the back of the bottle) ~ tomato concentrate from red ripe organic tomatoes, organic distilled vinegar, organic sugar, salt, organic onion powder, organic spice, natural flavoring.

 

[Gigi22]

Yep, my first post to this thread was shortly after 11:30 p.m.--didn't want to post a recipe then!
I enjoy making chili sauce/ketchup myself. I find it quite relaxing to make a condiment. I wind up using seasonal ingredients when they are ripest, and cheapest (budget board here!), and I get the lovely scent of all these autumnal ingredients wafting around my house for hours--takes me back to my childhood when my mother and I made homemade chili sauce together. Then, I have a wonderful, homemade product that I can use, avoid buying over-processed commercial substitutes, and I can use it myself or give it as part of a quick and inexpensive hostess gift. Gosh--there is no downside!

 

[fkj2]

Oh dear, call me lazy, but why oh why would you want to make your own ketchup!

Yeah, it's not a typical endeavor but in THIS economic environment....well, I decided I wanted to trot out the canning gear and relearn some old tricks. You think making my own ketchup is bad, you should see me in the garden--not pretty, that's for sure. But it does improve my humility to work that hard.

Plus, I think the quality of the food has dropped; all I taste in anything any more is salt. Or maybe it's MSG, I dunno.

 

[Karlzmom]

Yeah, the cost factor is why I looked into making it.

Since this is the budget board and all.....

But it is time consuming.

Dawn

The truly funny part is that I never feel like I save that much $$....but the results are always really worth the effort!

 

[DisneyAndRedSox]

From one of my all time favorite movies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkExpbnjsX8

As soon as I saw this thread this is the first thing I thought of! LOL

 

[SaraJayne]

Yeah, the cost factor is why I looked into making it.

Since this is the budget board and all.....

But it is time consuming.

Dawn

As little ketchup as we use, it's definitely worth the $$ for me to buy it instead of make it myself.

 

[cm8]

we are going to start making our own Ketchup, my husband eats that thing like its in a food group. We are doing no HFCS too so we are cutting it from as much as we can! Thanks for the recipe!

 

[snoopyluvsdis]

My mom used to make ketchup when I was a kid. It wasn't very good. It was to sweet and it was too runny and would it would seperate on your plate.

 

[Purseval]

I buy Heinz Organic ketchup for that exact reason.

The ingredients are (reading off the back of the bottle) ~ tomato concentrate from red ripe organic tomatoes, organic distilled vinegar, organic sugar, salt, organic onion powder, organic spice, natural flavoring.

Isn't natural flavoring another term for MSG?