Basil Tomatoes

Total Time: 3 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• 10 lbs tomatoes
• 6 -10 teaspoons fresh basil, chopped
• bottled lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 wash tomatoes and dip in boiling water for 45 seconds.
• 2 plunge in cold water, peel, core and quarter.
• 3 put 4 cups wedges in a pan and crush.
• 4 quickly heat to boiling.
• 5 add the rest of the tomatoes and bring to a boil.
• 6 reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours, stirring frequently.
• 7 remove from heat and add basil.
• 8 stir well.
• 9 put 1 t lemon juice in each sterilized pint jar or 2 t lemon juice in each sterilized quart jar.
• 10 ladle tomatoes into jars leaving 1/2 inch head space.
• 11 remove bubbles, seal, and process 35 minutes for pints, 45 minutes for quarts.
• 12 if freezing product leave 1 1/2 inch head space, seal and freeze.