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Homemade Vegetable Juice Cocktail

By: Stacy 
"This is a recipe for homemade vegetable juice cocktail. You will need a pressure canner to do the whole batch, or scale it down to fewer servings, and drink within a couple of days. A great way to keep the taste of summer all year!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (10)

Prep Time:
1 Hr
Cook Time:
40 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 40 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 10 quarts
 

Ingredients

  • 15 pounds fresh tomatoes
  • 2 cups chopped celery
  • 3 large onions, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 2 medium beets
  • 4 carrots
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 6 quarts water, or as needed
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, or to taste
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup salt, or to taste

Directions

  1. Use a juicer to process the tomatoes, celery, onion, green pepper, beets, carrots, and garlic. Place all of the juice into a large pot. Stir in the sugar, black pepper, horseradish, lemon juice, and enough water to make a thin consistency. Season with Worcestershire sauce to taste. Bring to a boil, and continue boiling for 20 minutes.
  2. Ladle into 1 quart jars leaving 3/4 inch of headspace. Stir 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of salt into each jar. Wipe rims clean, and place lids and rings onto jars. Process in a pressure canner for 35 minutes at 10 pounds of pressure.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 67 | Total Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2007 by thelogsad   view full review
juice tomatoes and let them sit over night in the fridge so the juice and water seperate, then...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2005 by tkk96   view full review
This recipe is much better than V8! And much less sodium than V8! I used 2 teaspoons of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 9, 2006 by Sarah B   view full review
Excellent results! We omitted all sugar and reduced salt to less than 1/8 cup. We also...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 18, 2006 by WennieMae   view full review
We've made this recipe twice. Each time we've reduced the sugar called for, and actually think...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 27, 2006 by Rena Lynn   view full review
I downsized this recipe considerably, so maybe that's one reason why it seemed to not be...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 19, 2010 by Amy   view full review
I really like this juice! I bought a juicer so that I could make my own vegetable juice...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2009 by dulce lovin'mama   view full review
While it is healthier than store bought since the salt is controlled, it took an awfully long...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 18, 2011 by jddowns   view full review
I scaled the recipe to 4 servings and added a little more carrot than it called for. I also...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 31, 2010 by sandy Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I made this reduced to one serving. I didn't have beets, but had all of the other...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 7, 2011 by Lara   view full review
This was pretty good! A lot less salty than V8...but it can be suited to the drinker's taste. ...

 

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