HOW TO PREPARE

TOMATO CATSUP
 Select some ripe tomatoes. Wash them
thoroughly. Cut them crosswise into halves.
Then separate the pulp from the seeds.
Cook the pulp in an enameled kettle,
stirring it occasionally until the thin peelings
separate and rolled up. Remove the pulp
from the fire. Pass the pulp through a wire
strainer and get the juice.
 Mix the juice with the pulp. Add some
vinegar. Put onion juice, powdered
cinnamon, pepper, cloves of garlic and
spices in a small cloth bag and dip it into
the mixture. Cook the mixture until it is
thick. Take out the bag of spices. Bottle the
cooked pulp and seal.
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. How is the pulp separated from the seeds?
a. by squeezing the tomato
b. by cutting crosswise into halves
c. by cutting the tomato into small pieces
2. When is the pulp removed from the fire?
a. when the pulp has hardened
b. when the pulp is mixed with the peelings
c. When the peelings have been separated and
have rolled up
3. What is the first step in preparing catsup?
a. Boil the mixture.
b. Wash the tomatoes thoroughly.
c. Remove the mixture from the fire.
4. What kind of tomatoes are used.
a. ripe b. green c. cooked
5. What is used in cooking the pulp?
a. a pot b. a pan
c. an enameled kettle
6. What kind of strainer is used?
a. wire strainer b. rattan strainer
c. plastic strainer
7. What is wrapped in a cloth bag?
a. juice b. spices c. pulp
8. When is the mixture removed from the fire?
a. when it is thick b. when it is watery
c. when it is smooth
9. What is added to the juice and pulp?
a. flour and others b. water and
others
c. vinegar, onion juice and others

10. What is the last step in preparing the

catsup?
a. boil until thick
b. bottle and seal