Canning Jars

[seebee]

Just wondering if anyone has any standard mason, ball jars eating up space?
Pints specifically.

[Bear]

I was just admiring some jars at Menard's
the other day. Thought I might try canning
some of my tomatoes. Never tried it, new adventure,
but it sure would be a wonderful thing to taste a
matoe with flavor in the middle of January.

[rbain]

You have to be careful canning tomatoes. Salmonella is possible if you don't use a pressure cooker (or cook the tomatoes, i.e. making sauce) because tomatoes are so low in acid now.

The Better Homes and Gardens Home Canning Cookbook (1973) had this note:
"Several new tomato varieties are relatively low in acid content. This may
interfere with the tomatoes keeping quality when processed in a boiling
water bath. Because you may not know the acidity of the tomatoes you are
canning, add 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice to each pint jar or 1 teaspoon to
each quart. This will ensure a correct acid level without affecting the
flavor."

[Bear]

Ah, will do...I planted 14 this year, and it looks to be
a good crop, my Early Girls are flowering....

And so are my weeds lol

[Berwyn Patsy]

Ah, don't worry about Bear getting salmonella.  You wouldn't
believe some of the things he eats!!  Salmonella itself would
probably be afraid to enter Bears digestive system!!

[seebee]

Lol.
And two posts later, the topic turns to salmonella.

[Ana]

Ah, will do...I planted 14 this year, and it looks to be
a good crop, my Early Girls are flowering....

And so are my weeds lol

Pft.  I give up.  I'm sticking to flowers without fruit or veggies.