Can Whole or Halved Tomatoes, Packed in Tomato Juice
Instructions
- 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.
- Add bottled lemon juice: 1 tablespoon for pints, 2 tablespoons for quarts.
- Add salt if desired; ¼ to ½ teaspoon for pints, ½ to 1 teaspoon for quarts.
- 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.
- Adjust the lids and process.
Recipe by Harvest to Table at https://harvesttotable.com/how-to-home-can-tomatoes-for-beginners/