Comments on: people don’t have to die: canning tomatoes safely

By: miscellany chili recipe (from the land of leftovers)

miscellany chili recipe (from the land of leftovers) — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:52:18 +0000

[...] *You may or may not know that I was a bit of a canning fiend this past summer. Which is why, of course, I have summer’s tomatoes to insert into winter’s chili. Here is the long explanation/fine details of canning tomatoes safely. [...]

By: Janelle

Janelle — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:52:47 +0000

lynn: Agreed!
Karen: me too, all the time. I can tomatoes, but sometimes I just make hoards of sauce and freeze it (flat ziploc bags!)
James: LOL good point!

By: James Coale

James Coale — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:55:24 +0000

I’ve been canning my crops for a while now. My friends get very scared about eating it because of the “risk”. To me it’s no more dangerous than chopping them! Thanks for a great post.

By: Nine Unofficial Canning Tips — Eating Rules

Nine Unofficial Canning Tips — Eating Rules — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:58:35 +0000

[...] YES you need to add citric acid or bottled lemon juice to process tomatoes. This is because of the countless varieties of tomatoes – and we don’t know the exact [...]

By: Canning Tips | Living better at 50+| Online Womens Magazine

Canning Tips | Living better at 50+| Online Womens Magazine — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:58:41 +0000

[...] year I can happily say I replaced canned tomatoes with jars and jars of home-canned tomatoes. I replaced my salsa and make all my own jams and chutneys, I froze hoards of summer berries and [...]

By: Karen (Back Road Journal)

Karen (Back Road Journal) — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:39:22 +0000

What a thorough post on proper canning techniques. I usually make sauce from the tomatoes in my garden and freeze it.

By: lynn

lynn — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:40:37 +0000

Great post Even though I’ve been canning for many years, it’s always good to read reminders about safety.

By: Betsie @ Cooking Ripe!

Betsie @ Cooking Ripe! — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:27:47 +0000

It’s true – canning is not as hard as we think it is, BUT it is important to follow directions (hard for me!). Your idea of using industrial strength gloves is genius!!! I hate handling those hot jars with the jar lifter – and I dropped one the other day, chipping the edge!

I canned for the first time this year, using my own homegrown tomatoes. If I can do it, anyone can! I wrote about my beginners adventures here: http://cookingripe.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/adventures-in-canning-tomatoes-1-0/

By: Laurie Rockenbeck

Laurie Rockenbeck — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:22:45 +0000

I live in Redmond, WA, and this is the first year I have grown enough tomatoes to even consider canning any. I hadn’t realized how easy it would be. Thanks for the post–it boosted my confidence. In your post, you mentioned the masters in preservation class–any chance you can put up a link to where you took the class?