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RJR Delicious Red Tomato Salsa


RJR's Salsa

First chop all of the vegetables

7 cups of tomatoes chopped
2 cups of onions chopped
1-2 cups of green peppers chopped
1/2 cup of cilantro chopped
6 Hot peppers - chopped

1 Tablespoon of coarse salt
1 Teaspoon of ground cumin
1 can of (156 ml ) tomato paste
3/4 cup of white vinegar




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A ready batch.

Clean jars.

The light shining through the pink vinegar. So pretty.

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