Favorite Tomato Juice Recipes

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients into Dutch oven, bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Put vegetable mixture through a food mill or sieve.
• Stir in salt, paprika and sugar.
• Chill thoroughly.
• Serve over ice if desired.

Steps:

• Quarter tomatoes; place in a 6-qt. Dutch oven. Add celery, onions, green pepper and parsley. Simmer, uncovered, until vegetables are tender, about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. , Meanwhile, rinse five 1-quart plastic containers and lids with boiling water. Dry thoroughly. Cool tomato mixture slightly; put through a sieve or food mill. Return to pan. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat; cool. , Fill all containers to within 1/2 in. of tops. Wipe off top edges of containers; immediately cover with lids. Freeze up to 12 months. Thaw frozen juice in refrigerator before serving.

Steps:

• Core and peel tomatoes (Often, the day before, I will wash and core the tomatoes and freeze them first. Then just dunk them in a sink full of hot water and the peel falls right off). UPDATE: This year I didn't even bother to peel them, just core them and continue. The peel will come out in step 4.
• Place the tomatoes in a large stock pot and as you fill it, bring them to a rolling boil, stirring regularly (They will burn if you don't). I usually squish the first few with a potato masher to cover the bottom of the stock pot with liquid in order to get the boiling process kick started.
• Sterilize your jars (I do this in the dishwasher).
• Once you have all your tomatoes in the stock pot and boiling up a storm, ladle them into your food mill and grind out the mixture into pots, scraping the good stuff off the sides of the cone into your juice.
• Throw out the remaining pulp and return the juice to the stock pot.
• Bring back to a rolling boil.
• Add salt. (I usually add 1 tsp to each litre/quart). This is optional of course.
• Pour into jars leaving 1/2 inch air space.
• Place jars into canner and boil for 25 minutes.
• DONE!

Steps:

• Empty tomato juice of your choice in a pitcher.I use the Mrs. Dash Table Blend for the best texture. Just sprinkle over the top of the juice to completely cover , I use about a level teaspoon. You may adjust to your taste. I like things hot so I add a tablespoon of Cholula Hot Sauce. Stir well and you can drink right away, but I have found that if I put if in the refrigerator and let it set over night the seasoning really works nice with the tomato juice.