• 8 pints ripe tomatoes
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 1/4 – 1/2 cup pickling spices
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 pint vinegar
• arrowroot

Wash tomatoes. Chop and cook with onions until soft. Strain and put through sieve or food processor. Add the pickling spice, tied in a cheesecloth bag, the sugar and the vinegar. Simmer for about 1/2 hour and remove spice bag, unless you want a spicier ketchup. Cook for an additional 2 hours. Thicken with arrowroot as desired.