Home Canning Tomatoes Raw Pack, Whole, or Halved Method…No Water Added. With Sharon Peterson Canning tomatoes comes with a lot of questions: For starters, do tomatoes need to be pressure canned? Can you process tomatoes in a water bath canner instead of a pressure canner? When you are canning tomatoes, you have a choice as […]
Canning Tomatoes
How to Can Tomatoes Safely
Safe Canning Tomatoes Recipes Include Lemon Juice! With Sharon Peterson If you are learning how to can tomatoes, I highly suggest checking out some of the latest methods suggested. Preserving tomatoes has been traditionally considered safe using the water bath canning method. However, acidity levels have changed and are now very close to the safety […]
How to Can Tomato Sauce Tip: Let Your Sauce Settle
With Sharon Peterson Learn how to can tomato sauce and get a thicker sauce with less cookdown time. If you are using a food mill and canning tomato sauce, try this quick tip. It doesn’t really save time…but it saves labor. And saving labor is a good thing. I discovered this quite by accident. I […]
How to Can Homemade Ketchup: A Safe Recipe for a Water Bath Canner
With Sharon Peterson Learn how to make homemade ketchup from canned tomatoes. Avoid artificial ingredients. Take a look at your store-bought ketchup ingredients. High-fructose corn syrup was the second ingredient on the brand I was using. That is when I decided to investigate canning my own, homemade ketchup. I tried several times before I came […]
Tips for Home Canning Tomatoes
With Sharon Peterson When it’s tomato season, it’s time to learn about home canning tomatoes! When your tomatoes get ripe, you’ve got a counter full of tomatoes that must be processed ASAP, before they spoil. In this video, we’re going to talk about three important things you should know about home canning tomatoes. A list […]
Canning Tomato Sauce
With Sharon Peterson When I am canning tomato sauce, I use Roma tomatoes. Meatier tomatoes like the Roma tomatoes will give a thicker sauce. Juicier tomatoes will have to be cooked down more to thicken. Wash tomatoes and remove stems and bruised portions. You’ll need to remove skins. Removing seeds is optional. When I’m canning […]