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Spaghetti Sauce
This is a basic spaghetti sauce bursting with summer’s bounty. It is the garlic & salt lovers spaghetti sauce – well-rounded tangy sauce filled with fresh herbs. Great for pasta, dips, marinara and makes the perfect base for meat sauces.
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Peel tomatoes (blanch if you hate peeling). Use a food mill (or your hands) to remove seeds and separate juice. Removing seeds improves flavor & texture. Removing some juice will shorten cooking time.
Put tomatoes (will be mostly flesh) into a heavy saucepan (it’s OK if a few seeds sneak in). Add onions, garlic, oregano, basil, salt, and oil. Bring to a simmer. Cook until desired thickness.
Add 2 Tbsp lemon juice (or vinegar) to each quart jar (1 tbsp for pints). Fill hot jars with spaghetti sauce. Leave 1/2 inch head space. Wipe rims. Adjust lids. Process 45 minutes in boiling, hot-water bath* (35 minutes for pints).
Disclaimer: Always follow directions specific to your equipment and elevation for canning. Dispose of any home-canned goods that show signs of spoilage which can include: bulging lids, leaking, corrosion, cloudy, mushy, moldy foods or disagreeable odors.