Salsa Recipe

12 cups peeled, chopped, drained tomatoes
4 cups chopped onion
4 cups chopped sweet bell peppers
2 cups hot peppers chopped (add more if you want your salsa spicier)*
¾ cup sugar
3 teaspoon minced garlic
3 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cumin
1 ¾ cup cider vinegar

Mix in large pot. Bring salsa mixture to a boil Reduce to medium heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Place in hot jars. Seal jars. Next, put in hot bath, bring to boil. Process salsa jars for 15 minutes.

For milder salsa, reduce the amount of hot peppers and increase sugar to 1 cup. For hotter salsa, add more hot peppers. You can use hot banana or jalapeno peppers (or mix the two pepper varieties).

Makes 6-7 pints of salsa