Salsa Recipe

     10 c  tomatoes,peeled, cored &
           chopped
      5 c  yellow (or green peppers
           -(any combinatio
           mild to hot),seeded & sliced
      5 c  onion,chopped
  2 1/2 c  hot peppers,seeded
  1 1/4 c  cider vinegar
      3 t  salt

Combine all ingredients in large pot.  Bring to boil.  Reduce heat
and simmer 30 minutes.  Pour into hot jars.  Leave 1/4" head space.
Process in boiling water bath for 15 minutes.

Sauerkraut Soup
        
      2 # short ribs of beef
      2 # beef bones
      1 c  onion,chopped
      3    carrots,coarsley chopped
      2 ea garlic,peeled
      1 t  thyme,Dried
      1    bay leaf
      2 qt water
      1 cn tomatoes,20 oz.
      3 T  sugar
      8 c  cabbage,shredded
           salt and pepper
      3 T  lemon juice
      1 lb sauerkraut,washed & squeezed
           dry.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

Place the short ribs, beef bones, onions, carrots, garlic, thyme and
bay leaf in a roasting pan.  Bake for about 20 min. untilthe meat is
brown.

Transfer the ixture to a kettle.  Place the roasting pan over heat and
add a little of the water.  Stir to dissolve the brown particles, then
pour this into the dettle.  Add the ramining water, tomatoes, cabbage
and salt and pepper to taste.

Bring the mixture to a boil and skim the fat fromthe top.  Skimmer for
one and one half hours.  Add the lemon juice, sugar, sauerkraut and
more water if necessary.  Cook for one hour longer.  Serve with sour
cream.

1983 Texas State Fair