The gardens produced so much this year! It's so much fun to see the differences between varieties and wait for the biggest of produce. This year dad hoped to grow enough tomatoes to make his favorite vegetable drink. Here's the recipe from Don and Julie:
Vegetable Juice:
Ingredients:
- 2 cups celery (1/2 a bunch)
- 2 cups carrots (1 lb)
- 1 medium beet
- 2 large onions
- 2 to 3 cups pepper (3 peppers)
- Tomatoes to fill a roaster
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 3 Tbls canning salt
Directions:
- Prep all of the vegetables, chopping into medium size chunks
- Add everything to the roaster and stir
- Set roaster to 225 degrees for 12 hours, stirring a couple times
- Once vegetables are softened, blend in small batches and run through a sieve, strainer, etc to remove any skins, seeds, strings, etc
- Return juice to roaster, mixing again and reheat until heated through (roughly 180 degrees)
- Process quart size jars in a water bath for 35 minutes
Let us know if you try this recipe or what your favorite thing to can is!
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