MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Homemade Tomato Juice Categories: Vegetables, Soups Yield: 2 Quarts 12 md Tomatoes; very ripe, cored, - quartered * 1/2 c Water 1/3 c Coarsely chopped onion 2 Ribs celery; coarse chopped 1 ts Minced fresh parsley 1 Bay leaf 1 ts Salt 1/4 ts Sweet paprika 1/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Sugar Your favourite hot sauce; - optional * UDD says - For a really striking juice - use yellow tomatoes. 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 chinois, Foley food mill or sieve. Stir in salt, paprika and sugar. Chill thoroughly. Serve over ice if desired. NOTE: Tomatoes are low in acid, so you'll need to add acid to prevent spoilage if you plan to can your juice. The easiest way to do this is to add a teaspoon of lemon juice or citric acid to each of the canning jars. Yield 2 US quarts Recipe from: http://www.food.com (originally in Gourmet Magazine) Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen MMMMM