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      Title: FREEZER TOMATO SAUCE
 Categories: Sauces, Freezer, Make ahead
      Yield: 3 servings
 
      6 lb Ripe tomatoes; peeled --
           Seeded, chopped (10
  1 1/2 c  Onion -- chopped
    1/2 c  Celery -- chopped
      3 lg Garlic cloves -- minced
      2 tb Olive oil
      2 ts Sugar
      1 ts To 2 tsp. salt
    1/2 ts Ground black pepper
      1    Cayenne chili pepper --
           Seeded & finely chop
        ts ) OR
    1/8 ts Ground red pepper
      2 tb Fresh oregano -- snipped OR
      2 ts Dried crushed oregano
      1 tb To 2 tbsp. fresh thyme --
           Snipped OR
      1 ts To 2 tsp dried crushed
           Thyme
 
  In lg. kettle, cook onions, celery, and garlic in hot
  oil for about 5 mins. or until tender.  Add tomatoes,
  sugar, salt, black pepper, and chili pepper (red
  pepper). Bring to boil; reduce heat. Simmer,
  uncovered, about 45 mins. or until desired consistency
  is reached, stirring occasionally. Add oregano and
  thyme. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 mins. more. Cool
  slightly. In food processor bowl, process sauce, 1/4
  at a time, to desired texture. (Or, put sauce through
  food mill). Place sauce in a bowl set in ice water to
  cool quickly.  Fill freezer containers; seal tightly,
  label, and freeze. Makes 3 to 4 pints.
  
  Per 1/2 cup serving - 81 cal, 3 g fat, -0- chol, 2 g
  pro, 14 g carbo, 4 g fiber, 203 mg sod Source:  Nancy
  Byal, AP (Sarasota Herald Tribune, 2/24/94)
  Typed by Sue Woodward
  
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