Many Amish make their own home-canned, homemade vegetable juice. Â It makes for a vitamin and nutrient-packed beverage to start the day. Â This is a recipe which appeared in an Amish cookbook. I thought since it is tomato season, I'd share it. Â There are no rules, add whatever you like. Some people even add green beans to it. So experiment! Â And look at this amazing harvest from an Amish cook's garden. Â All of these were picked in a single evening last week. Â Wow!
HOMEMADE VEGETABLE JUICE
Ingredients
- 15 pounds tomatoes, cut into chunks
- 4 onions, diced
- 4 green bell peppers, seeded and diced
- 6 large jalapenos, diced
- 6 small potatoes, peeled and diced
- 3 carrots, peeled and diced
- 3 stalks celery, peeled and diced
- 3 cucumbers, sliced
- 2-3 teaspoons garlic powder
- Salt
Instructions
- Combine all  the ingredients except for the salt in a 1-gallon stainless steel pot over medium-high heat. Cook until the veggies are soft enough to get through a Victoria strainer, about 30 minutes. Strain and put into sterilized quart jars and add 1 teaspoon salt to every jar.Drink the juice fresh or store,
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Chef Brian
15 lbs of tomatoes in a one gallon pot?
Barb Wright
I noticed that,too..but didn't say anything. I cook everything in an 18 qt. electric roaster.
Barb Wright
I made a batch of this last week. I have been using this recipe since I got it from your book when it came out. It is one of hubby's favorites!! I am so tired of canning tomatoes..I have done just about everything one can do with them. I am giving them away now. I am greatful for the harvest,don't get me wrong. Today,I did beets and tomorrow I will do pickled beets. It looks like Lovina's garden is doing very well..tomatoes and more tomatoes!! The peppers look nice,too!
Nancy
Shouldn't this be processed after put in the jars?
Patrice Anita
This needs to be pressure canned before it is stored because of all the low acid vegetables...VERY IMPORTANT!!! It is NOT shelf stable if not pressure canned and must be refrigerated.
Nancy
I agree. Too many low acid vegetables to water bath. I've canned for 35 years and would NEVER put with on a shelf without processing in the pressure cooker.
Patrice Anita
Thanks for backing me up Nancy....I, too, have been canning for about 30 years and would not want anyone getting ill because the instructions were not complete....scary!
Nancy
Was shocked when it didn't say anything about processing. Hopefully people will understand because of the low acid in vegetables now, even hybrid tomatoes processing is a must.
Patrice Anita
Tomatoes on their own can still be BWB canned BUT they must be acidified...but this isn't a forum on canning so I won't go into that...
Mary Beth
I always add vinegar to my tomatoes and never had nay trouble. I've been canning for 60 years. I don't pressure them.
Patrice Anita
Acidified tomatoes on their own can be safely water-bath canned. It is the addition of the low-acid vegetable, i.e., onions, peppers, potatoes, carrots, celery and cucumbers, that makes this unsafe to water-bath can....all low acid vegetables (tomatoes are not low-acid if acidified) should be pressure canned for safety.
Mary Beth
I have always canned this way. I put vinegar in it to make it acidity, Never had any trouble.
Paula Smith
Hi Kevin,
I know this probably isn't the proper place to leave you a messages.
I tried to leave you a message on [email protected] ,
but it showed it was undeliverable.
Did you happen to watch "Breaking Amish" on Sun. Sept.9,2012 ??
There was this dark haired young lady, with a peach dress on. She was from Punxsutawney, Pa.
She was showing her home. She has a china cabinet. In it were items with a little cardboard sign stating these were from Great Grandma Elizabeth Cobletz.
Wow ! that really caught my attention. I am sure many others noticed it too.
I have met you in Kokomo, In. at the Kokomo Tribune. When you were there promoting the "Amish Cookbooks". I have boughten many of them. And follow the column too.
Kevin, I wish you would reply to this message.
A long time friend, Paula
Paula Smith
Kevin,
Sorry I made a mistake the young lady had golden blonde hair. Not the dark haired young lady , with a peach dress on. And it was Great Grandma Elizabeth Coblentz, instead of Cobletz.
I watched it again. And found out I wrote you the wrong information.
I really find this show interesting.
Paula