ellen wickberg wrote:
> zxcvbob wrote:
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>> ellen wickberg wrote:
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>>> Puester wrote:
>>>
>>>> ellen wickberg wrote:
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>>>>> Does anyone have a BWBable recipe for a tomato based sauce for
>>>>> dipping shrimp in? The commercial ones seem to have horseradish
>>>>> and worcestershire sauce as well as some spices.
>>>>> Ellen
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>>>> 1. Do you eat enough of this to want to bottle large quantities?
>>>>
>>>> 2. Once you have processed it and it stands for a while, it will
>>>> lose much of its heat.
>>>>
>>>> 3. It tastes so good freshly made!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mix together to taste:
>>>> tomato catsup
>>>> grated or finely chopped onion
>>>> horseradish and/or Tabasco/Franks' hot sauce
>>>> lemon juice
>>>> Optional: salt, celery salt, garlic
>>>>
>>>> gloria p
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Gloria,
>>> This is not for my personal consumption. I am the "facilitator" of a
>>> community kitchen which meets weekly and cans, The Canning Kitchen.
>>> We have between 2 and 8 people coming each week. One of the members
>>> wants to try making a cocktail sauce similar to the ones we have been
>>> discussing and she wants it shelf stable. So 12 250 ml jars is
>>> really only about 2 per person. What we make is not necessarily what
>>> I personally would make or use, but what suits the groups needs and
>>> desires. My concerns about this are food safety ones. Density and
>>> acidity are the main ones. I don't find litmus paper to be that
>>> accurate in this sort of situation and don't have access to a pH
>>> meter that I would trust. For these reasons I tend to rely on tested
>>> recipes.
>>> Thanks again to everyone for responses.
>>> Ellen
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>>
>> Check the pH of some prepared horseradish using some indicator paper
>> (more precise than litmus paper.) If it's less than about 4.6, you
>> can mix it with reckless abandon into a ketchup recipe right at the
>> end of cooking. You know the ketchup is BWB'able.
>>
>> I don't know how good this will taste. Some things are just a bad idea.
>>
>> Good luck, and best regards,
>> Bob
>
> Thanks,
> Is this a chemical supply house or drugstore item?
> Ellen


It's a wine and beer making supply item (quite cheap too!)

Bob