TOMATO COCKTAIL (From Ask Your Neighbor Cookbook #5 Which Is Out Of Print)

1/2 bushel tomatoes
6 onions
1 bunch celery
6 sweet red peppers
juice of 4 lemons
salt to taste
1 c. granulated sugar
1 t. garlic salt or powder (optional)

Cook tomatoes til soft. Cook onions, celery and peppers together til tender. Put all vegetables through a sieve. Add lemon juice, salt, sugar and garlic. Boil mixture thoroughly and bottle or can while boiling hot. A caller who cans this said she processes it in a boiling bath for 45 minutes.