Canning tomatoes is easy. If you can boil water you can can tomatoes.
There are 4 steps to canning tomatoes:
- Remove Peels
- Shove in jars
- Adjust lids
- Boil in Water bath
That’s all. So Easy!!!!
Here’s the detailed step by step instructions with pictures: How to Can Tomatoes.
Get all the latest articles, posts and homesteading tips delivered straight to you by email here.
Happy Canning Everyone!
-Candi
Ingredients
|
|
Wash tomatoes. Peel and remove cores.
Get jars ready – (I run my jars & lids through the dishwasher on sanitize to get them clean and hot for stuffing). Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice to each quart jar (1 Tbsp for pints). Add a teaspoon of salt to each quart if desired. (1/2 tsp for pints).
Pack tomatoes into hot jars. Fill hot jars with hot water or hot tomato juice.
Run a knife around the edges and center to remove any air bubbles. Leave 1/2 inch headspace and wipe the rims with a damp, clean cloth. Adjust lids & rings. Process in boiling hot water bath for correct time based on liquid used.
- If you packed in water you boil in water bath for 45 minutes
- If you packed in their own juice you boil for 1 hour 25 mintues.
Begin timing after it starts to boil.
After the bath, set them to cool 12-24 hours. Check lids for a seal before moving to long term storage.
Disclaimer: Always follow directions specific to your equipment and elevation for canning. Dispose of any home canned goods that show signs of spoilage which can include: bulging lids, leaking, corrosion, cloudy, mushy, moldy foods or disagreeable odors.
