Ketchup

Ingredients:
    1 can tomato sauce - (8 ounce)
    1/2 c. simple syrup
    1/2 c. rice wine or white wine vinegar
    1 tsp salt
    1/2 tsp onion pwdr
    1/4 tsp garlic pwdr
    1/4 tsp paprika
   

Directions:

    Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
 Whisk till smooth. When mix comes to a boil,
reduce heat and simmer for 20 min, stirring often.
    Remove pan from heat and cover till cold. Refrigerate and store
 in a covered container.
    This recipe yields 1 1/2 c.

GK's notes:  This is not perfect.  The recipe I found originally claimed to be a Heinz copycat, but, um, no.  This is not a bad ketchup, but it doesn't taste much like Heinz.  Heinz has a lighter, crisper flavor.  This is dark, rich, complex tasting.  I consider it a work in progress, and would like it to be more Heinz-like.  The potato starch is an attempt to thicken it up, which works nicely, and it gives it a nice texture, but it will occasionally clump, and clog the squirt bottle.  As I said:  work in progress.

Update as of 6/15/12
I have refined the recipe and it is much improved.   I had put starch in it to thicken it up before, but I just removed the water and extra sugar, and simmer it long enough and it doesn't need to be thickened.  I was very proud of my most recent couple of batches.  Still not Heinz, but very good.  =)