Ingredients:
8 Quarts
water
4 pounds homegrown tomatoes -- chopped
1 bunch celery --
chopped
8 green jalapeno peppers -- chopped
1 cup vinegar
3 bay
leaves
2 tablespoons oregano
1 large onion -- chopped
1 head
garlic -- pressed
4 tablespoons salt
4 tablespoons
sugar
Directions:
In a large
pot, combine all ingredients except the sugar, bring to a boil, and cook
at a steady boil for 2 hours.
Remove from heat and strain through
a relatively fine mesh, making sure to express all the liquid you can.
Discard the pulp, return the liquid to the pot, and boil for
another couple of hours, or until the liquid is reduced to roughly three
quarts. Add four tablespoons of sugar, remove from heat, stir, and let
cool.