Holiday Insights	Homemade Tomato Juice and Vegetable Juice
	Homemade Tomato Juice and vegetable juice, is delicious and nutritious. You can drink it fresh, or can it for winter consumption. Best of all, you control the spices and flavorings you put in. Once you master the knack of making tomato juice, you can make it taste just like store bought ...... by adding a ton of salt. But, you are making it fresh to eat healthy. So just a little salt, and a whole lot of herbs, will make for a sensational tomato juice or vegetable juice. Here's a recipe on how to make homemade tomato juice or vegetable juice. The recipe makes approximately 5-6 quarts Tomato Juice or Vegetable Juice? Tomato juice is made with tomatoes, and not other vegetable ingredients. Vegetable juice includes tomatoes as the main ingredient. The addition of any combination of other vegetables, turns tomato juice into a tasty, nutritious, vitamin filled vegetable juice. When this author's kids were little, they loved to make "V-4" and V-6" , and so forth. We used a wide variety of vegetables that were ripe in our garden, when we are ready to make it. So, each time we made it, we enjoyed a slightly different taste. The basic ingredient for Tomato Juice or Vegetable Juice is tomatoes, lots of them. Vegetable Juice Ingredients (add any combination of the following): 1-2 green pepper One large onion, peeled and lightly chopped. 3-4 cloves of garlic, peeled and lightly chopped. 3-4 carrots, peeled and sliced ,diced, or lightly chopped 5-6 stalks of celery, cleaned and lightly chopped 1-2 beets, cleaned, peeled and lightly chopped.  2-3 dozen Spinach leaves, washed Sprigs of Parsley Preparation  Directions: Wash tomatoes, remove stem, and cut into quarters.  Peeling is not necessary. The peel and seeds will be extracted in the strainer. Place cut up tomatoes into a 7 quart, or larger, cooking pot. Fill almost to the top. Cook on low heat. If making a vegetable juice, add any or all, additional vegetables. Cook until vegetables have softened. Strain off some of the water, which will rise to the top. Allow to cool slightly. Strain through a tomato strainer Add salt to taste. Put into the refrigerator for fresh juice. Or, can for winter consumption. Tip: The key to a thick tomato juice, is to strain away  much of the water content. This can be done while cooking, before straining, and after the finished product has settled. Other Variations: Some like it hot........ add a hot pepper or two Basil - just a little for an interesting flavor More Information: More of our Recipes Canning Information and Guidelines A Tomato Press makes fast work preparing sauce and juice for canning and cooking. Buy Now	***** Visit TGN's Pumpkin Nook for gardening, holiday, and seasonal shopping. Shop For: Gardening: Annual Seeds Perennials Seeds Vegetable Seeds Herb Seeds Organic Seed/Supply Flower Bulbs Composters Greenhouses Houseplants Planters Raised Beds Supplies Tools Yard & Deck: Grills Hammocks Hose Carts/Reels Outdoor Fireplace Outdoor Storage Statues/Elves Pest Control Seasonal: Halloween Thanksgiving Christmas Other Holidays Carving Stuff Fog Machine Jello Molds Costume 'n Makeup Lights House Flags Candles Decorations Kitchen/Party Supply TGN OnLine Florist

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