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Pasta Sauce for canning

 2 g tomato juice2 to 2 1/2 gallons
for every 2 to 2.5 gallons of tomato juice add
 4 to 6 green pepperschopped fine or blend with some tomato juice
 8 to10 small to medium onionschopped fine or blend with some tomato juice
 1 to 2 small hot peppersoptional
Pour the tomato juice onion pepper mixture into a large heavy bottom stock pot and add
 1 pt olive oil
 1 ½ tbsp dried basilor 1/2 c chopped fresh basil
 ½ tbsp garlic powderor 2 large cloves fresh chopped garlic sauteed in your olive oil
 4 whole dried bay leavesremove before canning
 1 ½ tbsp dried italian seasoning
 1 ½ tbsp dried parsleyor 1/2 cup fresh chopped parsley
 ½ cup salt
 1 cup sugarmore or less to your preference
 2-4 cups tomato paste
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Simmer everything together until your preferred consistency is reached (1-4 hours) stirring often to prevent scorching (more tomato paste will help your sauce thicken faster)

Ladel into clean jars, add lids and rings.  Hot water bath for 10 minutes.