One of the things I love about old recipes is the process of decoding them. Whilst having a quick scour through Google Books, I came across a very authentic recipe for genuine American 1800's tomato ketchup straight from Dr. Chase's recipes; or, Information for everybody; an invaluable collection of about eight hundred practical recipes The recipe is credited to Mrs Hardy of the American Hotel, Dresden Ohio and according to Dr Chase is 'The best catchup which I have ever tasted'. The history of ketchup is quite extensive so, as usual, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup to get the background. The quantity is a tad large. I did some research, mostly Google based, and the recipe calls for 1 'bushel' of tomatoes. According to common law, that equates to 53 lbs which is by anyone's standards quite a bit. So this recipe is quite ready for a little bit of adjustment. What do you need then? 1 bushel of tomatos, washed and clean. Salt to taste, 2...
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