Heirloom Summer Salsa

Heirloom Summer Salsa

This is a recipe that we have made for years,
It’s an heirloom recipe from my Grandma North
I made dozens of jars of Salsa this past summer
Using the vegetables from my garden

4 c. tomatoes (about 6 large) peeled and chopped
2 c. bell pepper, chopped
1 c. hot pepper, chopped
¾ c. yellow onion, chopped
1 ½ t. salt
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 ½ c. cider vinegar
1 12-ounce can tomato paste
¼ sugar or honey

Mix all ingredients well in saucepan.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat.
Simmer 20 min.
Pour into hot sterilized jars,
Leave ¼ in. head space in jars.
Process 30 min. in hot water bath.
Make sure that, when you take the hot jars out
Of the water bath, to cover them with a towel,
and keep them out of drafts
(a quick shot of cold air might cause a jar to crack).