Canning Ketchup, Mennonite Recipe, Use Frozen or Fresh Tomatoes 

Aside from the wonderful teaching, it’s always fun to catch a glimpse of Kendrick stopping to smile & wave, Harrison tasting whatever you’re cooking, Maxwell hurrying past, and Hadassah helping you. I look forward to the joy, beauty & teaching in your videos every Saturday morning!

The video clip of the silhouette of the children playing against the setting sun was award worthy, and took my breath away. That is my idea of paradise, and a perfect childhood.

I was on another channel, saw your upload, and immediately swung over. In this crazy world, your channel soothes my weary and cynical soul.

What a beautiful morning to praise God with a cup of coffee !❤ Blessings!

Thank you so much for sharing ‘Intentional living’ I am soaking up all of your videos. Love your sweet family! ❤

Yay! I'm so glad to see I'm not the only one who washes and saves ziplock bags! I've been made fun of for years for doing that...I feel vindicated now! :)

Hi Ruthann: you are one hard working woman. I understand that “That 1870’s Homestead” channel with Rachel and Todd, that Rachel has a great recipe for making ketchup. She was so pleased with it as it took her awhile to get it exactly like she wanted it. You may have seen their channel already. But, if you haven’t, I encourage you to pull that recipe up and see what the difference is. Maybe combined, or using something from her recipe will help you arrive at a recipe you will enjoy. I admire the lifestyle you live. You are raising wonderful human beings that know the value of a work ethic. Of course, you and your husband are terrific role models. Enjoy your channel so much!! ♥️🙏🏼♥️

Beautiful family photo in your intro!♥️♥️♥️

Good morning! Once again your video is beautiful. It warms my heart to see your family all gathered together. My mother came from a large family who all gathered like this. This was passed on to her family and we all gather the same way. It is now such a blessing to see all our children and their children gathered. My sons friends always enjoyed these gatherings also. Blessings on you and yours.

You are such a natural teacher, you are so appreciated! ❤ Thank you for your videos!

The water balloon tomato made me laugh, I’ve learned to always core or score every tomato 😊 I’ve also learned all that “water” from those tomatoes is actually usable, it’s a weak tomato juice, I use it to make V-8 (or V-15) juice at the end of the season with every odd and end vegetables that haven’t been used, purée them with that tomato water and it’s an excellent juice, soup base or whatever !!! You could use it instead of water to mix into your clear gel. I’m so excited to learn I can thicken ketchup with clear gel instead of cooking it forever !!! Oh and also, if you put a cup or two of water in the roaster then put the pan in, it helps it to cook more evenly and prevents scorching but be careful, steam comes out around the edges. Your children are so fortunate, they will never know just how fortunate they truly are even after becoming adults and being grateful for the life and skills you have given them, you are truly a beautiful blessing ❤

I canned ketchup yesterday for the first time,it tastes good!Your videos are wonderful!!Thank you!

I love your outdoor setup! Ive been showing these videos to my husband so he can make me something like it! Thanks for the ketchup recipe, too (I, too have tomatoes in the freezer!)

The shots of the fellowship with friends were lovely. Have a blessed week!

Such a beautiful sunset with the children silhouetted against the sky! That’s a save-worthy screenshot to look at and bring peace😊.

I love your videos! Might it be possible for you to give us a tour of your outdoor kitchen and how you set it up? How did you set up your hot and cold water at the sink? Where does your sink drain? How do you keep the flies and wasps away? So many questions! 😂 Your outdoor patio, deck, and kitchen are absolutely beautiful! ❤

Having a outdoor kitchen is such a blessing.. makes for easy clean up.. thanks for sharing the video..

That looks beautiful! I always thought you had to cook the tomatoes down to thicken it never thought of using clear gel! Can’t wait to try

You’re wonderful! I really like your children are so helpful and seems like you have a lovely family

This looks like such a great video but Ihave NO time this morning. Weather is good and we are replacing a roof on the goat barn. I'll catch you later, RuthAnn. I just froze a bunch of bags of tomatoes this week so I will love this video... later. Have a wonderful day.

Such a beautiful view of your porch! The outdoor kitchen and dining area is really nice. It must make it easier for you on canning days.

OMG my Mom used to put generelic cereal in brand boxes. 😂😂😂 We knew the difference every time. God bless her, she was trying to save $

I saw another video where the mom had her kids do "the fun stuff." That way they would not get sick of the work. They never cleaned up. Your children learn all aspects of work. Thank you for these wonderful, teaching videos.

Hi RuthAnn and sweet family! Your ketchup looks amazing to me and it is nice and thick. Thank you for sharing how to make ketchup. I hope everyone has a very blessed weekend!

I love your videos, can’t wait to try the ketchup recipe. I love how you washed out the freezer bags and hung them on the line. I do the same thing. Your family is amazing!

Kendrick has the best smile!!😊😊😊😊

I have to freeze my tomatoes because they don’t ripen fast enough..I make salsa, tomato sauce, or spaghetti sauce. I did ketchup a few years ago & it called for a ton of sugar. Tasted good but trying to cut back on that stuff. Your recipe sounds better balanced..have a blessed week! That calf is really cute.

Good morning RuthAnn, love your videos taking us along with your precious family... have a great weekend girl.

I have 8 bags frozen too that I am going to give to my daughter to make sauce for her family. I love watching your videos. It looks like you have fun hosting your get togethers. The kids will have great memories of those get togethers.

Your timing is impeccable, 3 guesses what I am doing today….yep, canning frozen tomatoes. Thank you so much! I’ll let you know how it goes. 👍🏼💕

Thanks for the info about tomatoes! I have 6 gallon bags and counting of home grown Amish paste. 2 bags of better boy 2 of Sweet 100 cherry tomatoes. All in the freezer to do when the weather gets colder and we calm down with hay. I cannot wait to make my own pasta and pizza sauce this year. (It's my first year) I grabbed 2 electric roasters for so cheap at the thrift stores to make it easier.

Ruthann I was nearly chewing my nails off waiting for you to use a spatula to clean the sides of the roaster!!! 😂😂😂

Can’t wait to try your recipe. You are an awesome Teacher. Thank you for all that you do!!! ❤️✝️❤️

Starting the day off with a great video from you. I always learn something. Although I live in an apartment and not able to have a garden and can it is fun to watch and learn from you

I enjoy your videos. They are calm and soothing in a hard to live in world. Thanks for all your time and effort in making them.

Isn't it amazing how many uses for the electric roaster. I've used mine to reduce whole apples and pears and then turned into pear apple sauce. Delish! And a whole lot of other things. I enjoyed this video. I'm laid up so your video is appreciated. God bless

Cut up tomato’s while watching, getting ready to put in my roaster. Made your pasta sauce twice now, so good! Now I’ll make ketchup, I have both Amish and Mennonites in my area, so I have benefits of stores that cater to them.

My Amish Paste tomatoes get quite large! And work fine for slicing. I grow them every year along with the Large Cherry tomato.

Finally, someone with some common sense in regards to GMO. No, I don’t want GMO in my food. But until I completely stop eating out, the little bit that is added to a meal by using a little cornstarch is not really an issue. Every little bit does help. They have not found a good substitute for non-GMO cornstarch that is in a decent price range.

What perfect timing! I'm making ketchup & taco sauce this morning & I love seeing how you do it. This will only be my second time. I'm trying your recipe. Love the kids and family life. God bless you for sharing.

I never thought of adding clear jel😮. Super

Perfect timing! I'm making ketchup today! Lol thanks for the great videos, blessings ❤

That ketchup looks delicious! Another great video!

Thank you RuthAnn. Always a wonderful video and it looks so delicious. Your homestead os beautiful ❤

Yay! Ive been waiting for your "ketchup" video, so, thanks so very much!!!

I LOVE freezing ripe tomatoes until I have enough for a large batch or run out of freezer space!

I mix the sugar with the perma flow. It’s easier to add without clumping and it doesn’t scorch that way.

I love, love, love your videos and your beautiful family. Thanks so much for sharing.

Oh my sakes. 😮Ruthann. It hurt 💔me to see all that yummy juice go down the drain. That’s good drinking juice. Or soup starter. Or even for the chickens and pigs.

Love this! Thank you!

Your such a good teacher. I’ve seen a couple of Mennonite women put their filled jars in the oven to “can”. Do you ever do that and could you show us how. God is good. 😊

I serve my chicken and dumplings at church functions in that same electric roaster!!!!

Thank you for all your videos. I have learned so much. The ketchup looked delicious

I have to laugh. At Harrison ,he has to sneak a finger in everything you cook. Your food must b finger picking good. Lol

Hey Ruthann, I learned from market farmers to pick tomatoes when they first blush and ripen indoors... it better ensures consistent undamaged tomatoes. Clearly the Roma or Amish paste are better for sauce and ketchup, but you can't beat a good beefsteak for slicing and salads. 😊

My mom put her catsup in beer bottles and capped them

Those store bought tomatoes are "a disappointment " according to one of my favorite RU-vidr😊😉 My neighbor grew this type of tomato this year. 😮

I put a little ground clove in my ketchup. But that’s just me… I learned I liked this when making sauce for my meatloaf

Morning!! I love your channel 💕 I always learn from you, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

I have been growing San Marzano tomatoes instead of Romas. I like both. The San Marzanos have even less liquid. I just wanted to let you know about them if you wanted to try them. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. ❤

Good morning. Wow that’s some nice looking sauce!

Can you make the ketchup without adding sugar? Good trick! Mixing the store bought into the homemade! You are one smart Momma!❤😂

I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge and skills, Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Arrow root is basically like cornstarch, without the “skim” that’ll form when using cornstarch

I love your videos! I think that perhaps the spice used in ketchup is likely to be allspice and a little cloves.

I love garden tomatoes 🍅 they taste much better then the tomatoes 🍅 you buy in the store

Thank you 😊

I found that if I wanted my calves to come close to me, I could smack my lips together (like blowing kisses) they would respond really well! I think they thought I was getting something they were not. I suppose my smacking reminded them of one of the sounds they hear when they are nursing. LOL

Also beware of stainless steel pots! They will burn EVERYTHING unless using a lower heat and stirring frequently

That's some good looking ketchup. I used the Mrs. Wages Ketchup packet to can ketchup and it turned out really well. Have you ever used any of the Mrs. Wages blends and if not do you have any concerns of problems with the Mrs. Wages products? Thanks so much for sharing. Have a great week! Thankfully, it is supposed to cool down here in the Midwest next week.

I made and canned your pasta sauce yesterday. It's soooo good!

Another great post.❤️🇨🇦

Good morning everyone I use to cann alot my gold was 75 qt. Sauce Juice Ketchup Soup Do anyone else keep in mind of how much of one thing you need n how much is your gold. West Virginia

Love your videos!

Thank You I just made ketchup I love homemade everything! Thank You for the recipe and sharing.

Thank you for this beautiful picture video. I hope to make some ketchup. 😊

I love your sink with the hose !!!!! ❤ is there anything you feel like you would change about having your outside sit-up?

Lol, I would have saved the tomato water canned it and added to my jars of diced tomatoes I make at season end, or to top off the tomato soup jars if needed. I also drink tomato juice which is basically tomato water. I use it in vegetable broth or adding to stews or chili. But I'm trying to use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without. I know you re short on time. Sometimes, I'm short on jars and time too...lol.

I would love a walk through of your outdoor system 😁

Beautiful video‼️⭐️

Good morning. Have a wonderful day. So many things you do I’ve done on our farm but we had 50 cows to milk. Love from Northwest Ct. 😊

Does anyone else use their pressure cooker pot as their “heavy bottom stock pot”?

Love your video’s so much!!!

Blessed weekend

Have you ever tried just washing coring put in blender and freeze? It’s like no skin or seeds. We use for soup chili.

I use tomato powder to thicken my tomato products. You could also use tomato paste. Good to see you are as cheat as I am, washing and drying your plastic bags!!! LOL!!!

RuthAnn I'd like to know if you keep an extra blender since you process a lot of things sometimes daily? I can tomatoes and pickle beets and also half runner green beans. I get so aggravated when my machine or whatever I'm using fails. I could sooooo work right along with you anytime❤ God bless💕

I watched the beet video and wondered how long did you process the beets?

Why don't you use the liquid to make a thin tomato juice? Seems a waste of nutrition to put it down the drain.

Im assuming tou are using the "cook type" clear gel yes?

What about removing the skins and seeds? I don't want them in my ketchup, or any other tomato product I make.

I know you shared that you put a zinc ( I think that’s what it was) in your green beans to keep them bright green …. Just wondering if that would work for pickles????

My first year making a few small jars of ketchup to try out 👍😊🏡

Awesome as always

Ruth ann, dedicated viewer here. I know this is off topic could you tell me what it was that was the parasite treatment you recommend? Where do the pumpkin seed everything for animals.

Can you tell me, are you happy with your roaster? If yes, what make? I need a new one and want to make sure to get a good one, my last one the enamel has come off, yuck! Thanks for your advice in advance! 😁

Oh, excellent.I definitely want to move into ketchup. Do you know what I was thinking about. My men love that balsamic ketchup. I'm unsure if you've ever heard of it because It seems to be in a limited market. We are originally from ohio. Every time my son visits he brings it home. Well I think that I was going to use balsamic as Is a sweetener in there or one of the sweeteners in a recipe?

What can you do with all that tomato water? Is it just waste?

TFS ❤ Love your videos.😊

Why did open kettle canning work here, and what other foods can you do that way? I canned alot of tomato soup base this summer by boiling down and then hot bath for 40 minutes. Could I have used your process instead?