Can Whole or Halved Tomatoes, Packed in Tomato Juice

Instructions

1. Wash and peel tomatoes: wash then dip tomatoes in boiling water for 30 to 60 seconds or until the skins split; then dip in cold water. Leave whole or halve.
2. Add bottled lemon juice: 1 tablespoon for pints, 2 tablespoons for quarts.
3. Add salt if desired; ¼ to ½ teaspoon for pints, ½ to 1 teaspoon for quarts.
4. Raw pack: Heat tomato juice in a saucepan. Fill jars with raw peeled tomatoes, pressing to fill spaces with juice. Cover the tomatoes with hot tomato juices, leaving ½ inch headspace.Hot pack: Put tomatoes in a large saucepan and add enough tomato juice to completely cover them. Simmer or gently boil the tomatoes and juice for 5 minutes. Fill the jars with hot tomatoes and hot tomato juice, leaving ½ inch headspace.
5. Adjust the lids and process.