Reviewed: May 5, 2012

I halved the recipe but kept the seasonings the same. I didn't have apple juice concentrate, so I started with a tbsp of honey and added more to taste. I was careful not to add too much water (since I could add more later) and I used about a tsp more vinegar than called for (apple cider vinegar instead of white). I'm going to use some of this to make cocktail sauce and I can already tell the taste is right on for it. Thanks for the great recipe!

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Sarah

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2012

What a great recipe! I didn't have apple juice concentrate, so I subbed 1 Tbl honey and added 1/2 cup minus 1 Tbl of water (in addition to the 3/4 cup in the recipe). I increased the vinegar slightly to add a little acidity that I thought might be missing without the apple juice conc (I used 4 tsp of apple cider vinegar in place of 1 Tbl white vinegar. And I used smoked paprika in place of regular. This is a keeper!

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Kate

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Toledo, Ohio, USA

Living In: Rochester, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2011

This tastes great! I omitted the salt and used dried chopped onion (Kirkland brand), as I didn't have onion powder. The Thyme I used was not ground, and just said "Thyme" on the label. Otherwise, I followed the recipe exactly. I won't be buying catsup again. This also could be varied by adding a little dill or dill pickle juice, and other flavors as desired.

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1st Grambo

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Carpio, North Dakota, USA

Living In: Shoreline, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2010

Prepared it as per the recipe; tasted before putting it in the frig for 4 hours. So very good, we can't wait to taste again after it has been sitting for 4 hours. First thought it tasted like pizza sauce or spagetti sauce but the after flavor was ketchup. I think this is a winner for our house. Also love the fact that it uses apple juice, just make sure your apple juice has no added sugar.

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Nanason

Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2010

I highly recommend this recipe as a "base" recipe for your ketchup. Does not really require tweaking as far as taste. I did add a little extra liquid (vinegar and water) to reach my desired consistency. Start off with suggested ingredients then as as desired. I did add a bit more onion. My family loved this ketchup!! I will be making it again, possibly adding a bit of jalepeno for a kick!

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lucky

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Brady, Texas, USA

Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2010

Great sugar-free alternative. Super flavor. I made one batch, tasted it and then made two more batches! I'm also avoiding salt and it has lots of flavor without the salt.

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Susan V.

Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2010

We ran out of ketchup and decided to try this. First of all this makes only about 3C, not 4C. I had to keep adding vinegar to get to he desired taste, probably about 1/8 -1/4C. Next time I will double the seasonings. Works O.K. for a substitute, but I will keep working on this to get the right flavors.

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Hapygrl

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2010

It's easy and tastes great. Not Heinz, but you can't really expect that out of a homemade ketchup. I love that it doesn't have corn syrup in it, as I am trying to get away from so much corn syrup in our food (hence the homemade ketchup.) Thank you for this recipe!

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