Make your own ketchup

 

When I use to teach preschool, as far as the kids were concerned, there were the 4 basic food groups...and one of them had to be ketchup! We decided to make homemade ketchup and we really liked it! No chemicals or corn syrup like the store bought brands and the kids still love it! :)

Ketchup Recipe

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup water

1 (6 oz) can of tomato paste

1/4 cup honey

2 teaspoons sugar

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon onion powder

1/8 teaspoon garlic

Blend all ingredients together well and pour into empty ketchup bottle and refrigerate.  :)

Super Easy Refrigerator Sweet Pickles...

Ok..I'm not a big fan of pickles, but the rest of my family is.  I decided to try this tried and true recipe from Mom this week and even the non-pickle eaters in the house love it! :)  So if you have too many cucumbers in your garden..or too many pickle-eaters in your house, this is a great recipe! *note..you don't even need to can these...just refrigerate.

Easy Refrigerator Sweet pickles

7 cups unpeeled cucumbers sliced thin

Mix the following ingredients well:

1 cup onion diced

1 cup green and/or red peppers diced

2 Tbs salt

2 cups sugar

1 Tbs celery seed

1 cup cider vinegar

Mix everything and add to sliced cucumbers.  Pack cucumbers into glass jars or sealed containers, fill with extra liquid and refrigerate for 24hrs...enjoy!