OR Pressure Canner 25mins
Storage: 12 months +
Yield: 1.3kg (3lbs) tomatoes per quart (1L)
Preserve tomatoes whole or halved in tomato juice using a pressure canner or water bath canner.
Ingredients:
Tomatoes
- 3lbs (1.3kg) tomatoes per quart (4 cups)
- 13lbs (6kg) tomatoes per 9 pints (18 cups)
- 21lbs (9.5kg) tomatoes per 7 quarts (28 cups)
Tomato juice
Salt (optional)
Prepare tomatoes.
Wash tomatoes. Remove cores. Dip in boiling water until skins split, then place into a bowl of cold water. Remove skins. Leave tomatoes whole or cut in half.
Prepare jars.
Cover jars with water and bring to a boil, boiling for 10 minutes while you prepare the tomatoes.
Heat tomatoes.
Place tomatoes in a large pan and cover with tomato juice. Boil gently for 5 minutes.
Prepare lids.
Place lids into a bowl of boiled water. Remove the lids from the water when you are ready to place them onto the jars to seal.
Add acid into hot jars.
Into each quart (or 1L) jar, add:
2 tablespoons (30mls) bottled lemon juice OR ½ teaspoon citric acid
1 teaspoon salt (optional)
Fill hot jars with hot tomatoes.
Ladle hot tomatoes into jars, filling to ½ inch (1cm) headspace. Add hot tomato juice to cover to ½ inch headspace. Remove bubbles, wipe rims and add lids.
Process jars in a boiling water canner or pressure canner – see charts below for processing time.
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Processing Time for Tomatoes, Whole/Halved in Juice in a Boiling Water Canner
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Altitude Processing
Times
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Packing
Style
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Jar Size
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0-1000ft
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1001-3000ft
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3001-6000ft
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6000+
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Hot Pack
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Pints (500ml)
& Quarts (1L)
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85 minutes
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90 minutes
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95 minutes
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100 minutes
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Processing
Time for Tomatoes, Whole/Halved in
Juice in a Weighted Gauge Pressure Canner
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Altitude
Pressure Levels
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Packing Style
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Jar Size
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Processing Time
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0-1000ft
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1000ft+
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Hot Pack
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Pints (500ml)
& Quarts
(1L)
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40 minutes
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5lb
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10lb
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25 minutes
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10lb
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15lb
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15 minutes
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15lb
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Not
Recommended
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Processing
Time for Tomatoes, Whole/Halved in
Juice in a Dial Gauge Pressure Canner
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Altitude
Pressure Levels
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Packing Style
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Jar Size
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Processing Time
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0-2000ft
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2001-4000ft
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4001-6000ft
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6001-8000ft
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Hot Pack
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Pints
(500ml)
& Quarts
(1L)
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40 minutes
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6lb
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7lb
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8lb
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9lb
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25 minutes
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11lb
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12lb
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13lb
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14lb
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Next day: check for seals before labeling jars and storing in a cool, dark and dry place.
