What are you canning now?

[swheat]

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I did the first batch the way my friend does her, she has been doing it that way for over 40 years...with her home grown tomatoes and she said she has never had any problems. I was really surprised when she said she didn't put anything in with them too !

 

[3goodeggs]

I believe that either KDbeads or vfem uses a pH meter. That way if your tomatoes are acid enough you do not need to add the acid. However, breeders have been breeding the high acid yield out of tomatoes.
Better safe than sorry. It seems like a lot of work to go to just to have it go bad for the lack of 1/8 tsp of citric acid.
I add salt and citric acid to all of my tomatoes.

 

[swheat]

I agree with 3 goodeggs, that is why the second batch I added the lemon juice. I am not recommending what I did, I am new to canning and I just tried a batch the way she does them.

I do not know the variety of tomatoes she grows..I ask her next time I see her.

 

[oberhaslikid]

Canning peach pie filling and dark sweet cherries.

 

[Jen4]

27 quarts & 7 pints of dill pickles last night.

 

[Happy Chooks]

My pickling cucumbers have just started coming in, so not many yet - but I canned 4 quarts of dill pickles yesterday.

Got a bunch of strawberries and rhubarb from DH's grandma, so I'm going to make some jam tomorrow.

 

[KenK]

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I've never put citric acid or lemon juice in tomatoes. I like an acidic tomato though and pick varieties that have that taste.

 

[Momagain1]

I just finished the watermelon jelly and strawberry daiquiri jam...

up, labeled and on the shelf

made 2 gallons of claussen style pickles and 1 gallon of claussen style pickle chips for sandwiches

 

[KenK]

Just took ten pints of beans out of the canner, gives me twenty-two in total for the year. Probably enough to do us but I'm going to plant again in mid August. Big pot of tomato sauce simmering, will probably start canning it about midnight. : (

 

[KenK]

Ended up with twelve pints of sauce. Sure hope it's good, would have like to got it a little thicker but I was tired of messing with it.