My fingers finally stopped burning

Which definitely makes it easier to type this post. It was a good reason though: I made salsa today and the peppers were a bit hotter than I realized giving me an involuntary capsaicin treatment. The final product is quite tasty though. First things first, here's the recipe:

Mom’s Salsa

6 pounds fresh, ripe tomatoes

2 cups vinegar

½ cup brown sugar

1 tablespoon salt

3 onions, diced

2 bell peppers, diced

Hot peppers, minced, to taste

2 or 3 sticks of celery if you have any handy (I didn’t)

Scald and chunk tomatoes in eighths. Mix all ingredients.

Boil for 3 hours, watch toward end to avoid scorching. Mixture should reduce by half. Hot pack into clean jars, ½ inch headspace, process 15 minutes in boiling water bath.

I didn't take many pictures of the process because my hands were all wet but here is the kettle of cooking tomatoes.

And here is the finished product.