Comments on: Canning Whole Peeled Tomatoes http://www.foodinjars.com/2009/09/canning-whole-peeled-tomatoes/ A blog dedicated to canning, preserving and the art of putting up. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:37:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christine http://www.foodinjars.com/2009/09/canning-whole-peeled-tomatoes/#comment-34109 Christine Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:08:27 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?p=475#comment-34109 Just wanted to tell you how much I have enjoyed the tomatoes that I put up this past summer! I'm already looking forward to next summer and planting our garden, that we tripled in size in the fall, planting many more tomato plants and putting up many more jars because this summer I wont be hugely pregnant so I will have more energy to do it! My family and I both thank you! Just wanted to tell you how much I have enjoyed the tomatoes that I put up this past summer! I’m already looking forward to next summer and planting our garden, that we tripled in size in the fall, planting many more tomato plants and putting up many more jars because this summer I wont be hugely pregnant so I will have more energy to do it! My family and I both thank you!

]]> By: marisa http://www.foodinjars.com/2009/09/canning-whole-peeled-tomatoes/#comment-30706 marisa Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:19:28 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?p=475#comment-30706 Goodness! No need to be so unkind! Pete's meaning was clear. Goodness! No need to be so unkind! Pete’s meaning was clear.

]]> By: evilswine http://www.foodinjars.com/2009/09/canning-whole-peeled-tomatoes/#comment-30681 evilswine Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:12:55 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?p=475#comment-30681 Wonderful English...you mean "addition" not "edition". Wonderful English…you mean “addition” not “edition”.

]]> By: Elle http://www.foodinjars.com/2009/09/canning-whole-peeled-tomatoes/#comment-30074 Elle Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:38:52 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?p=475#comment-30074 I guess I should be more specific: The peppers are: a hot dry pepper or black pepper corns, not bell peppers.. Also, for a 1L jar the recipe calls for 2tsp salt and 1Tblspoon vinegar (5% or higher acidity). I mean.. we all look for inspiration in other cultures.. if we were to "translate" this recipe using American methods and guidelines for canning however preserving the taste this recipe produces, how would you make it? I hope it's not too much of a question :) These tomatoes are wonderful, they are salty but yet not vinegary at all! I kept looking for something similar in our cookbooks but can't find anything remotely close. Would you be able to "invent" an American way for this recipe? Thank you a billion times!! I guess I should be more specific:
The peppers are: a hot dry pepper or black pepper corns, not bell peppers.. Also, for a 1L jar the recipe calls for 2tsp salt and 1Tblspoon vinegar (5% or higher acidity).
I mean.. we all look for inspiration in other cultures.. if we were to “translate” this recipe using American methods and guidelines for canning however preserving the taste this recipe produces, how would you make it? I hope it’s not too much of a question :) These tomatoes are wonderful, they are salty but yet not vinegary at all! I kept looking for something similar in our cookbooks but can’t find anything remotely close. Would you be able to “invent” an American way for this recipe? Thank you a billion times!!

]]> By: Elle http://www.foodinjars.com/2009/09/canning-whole-peeled-tomatoes/#comment-30073 Elle Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:19:09 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?p=475#comment-30073 Marisa, I have another question. This is regarding a recipe I came across in an Italian cook book. Sometime you see whole unpeeled tomatoes packed with lots of greens, peppers, spices etc in a clear brine (those fancy jars sold in italian specialty stores). The recipe suggests cold packing method: packing tomatoes in hot jars along with dill, parsley, basil, garlic, black pepper corns etc; pouring boiling water into each jar and leave it until they cool off, for about 2-3hrs. Then pour the liquid back into the pot, bring it to a rapid boil and pour back into each jar, having added salt and vinegar to each jar. Then seal the jars, leave them overnight in a warm wrap (like a blanket) and put them away for about a month and a half. Notice, there is no water bath process. I have never come across this method in any of the US canning recipes. Do you think it's safe? Thank you! Marisa, I have another question. This is regarding a recipe I came across in an Italian cook book. Sometime you see whole unpeeled tomatoes packed with lots of greens, peppers, spices etc in a clear brine (those fancy jars sold in italian specialty stores). The recipe suggests cold packing method: packing tomatoes in hot jars along with dill, parsley, basil, garlic, black pepper corns etc; pouring boiling water into each jar and leave it until they cool off, for about 2-3hrs. Then pour the liquid back into the pot, bring it to a rapid boil and pour back into each jar, having added salt and vinegar to each jar. Then seal the jars, leave them overnight in a warm wrap (like a blanket) and put them away for about a month and a half. Notice, there is no water bath process. I have never come across this method in any of the US canning recipes. Do you think it’s safe? Thank you!

]]> By: Elle http://www.foodinjars.com/2009/09/canning-whole-peeled-tomatoes/#comment-30072 Elle Tue, 01 Nov 2011 06:00:47 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?p=475#comment-30072 Thank you so very much, great help. Thank you so very much, great help.

]]> By: marisa http://www.foodinjars.com/2009/09/canning-whole-peeled-tomatoes/#comment-30055 marisa Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:32:26 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?p=475#comment-30055 Elle, you should read this post: http://www.foodinjars.com/2011/08/canning-101-tomato-float-sauce-separation-and-loss-of-liquid/ 85 minutes is the processing time for tomatoes packed in their own juice canned at sea level. I don't think it's water from the canner, tomatoes also release their own water into the jars during the canning process. As far as ugly jars go, there's not much I can do to help you. That separation happens to me too on occasion. Elle, you should read this post: http://www.foodinjars.com/2011/08/canning-101-tomato-float-sauce-separation-and-loss-of-liquid/

85 minutes is the processing time for tomatoes packed in their own juice canned at sea level. I don’t think it’s water from the canner, tomatoes also release their own water into the jars during the canning process. As far as ugly jars go, there’s not much I can do to help you. That separation happens to me too on occasion.

]]> By: Elle http://www.foodinjars.com/2009/09/canning-whole-peeled-tomatoes/#comment-30050 Elle Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:04:44 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?p=475#comment-30050 Marisa, you seem like an expert.. why do we end up with some of the water from the canner inside the jars? Is it even safe? Is there a way to avoid it? the lids and screws are tight, what are we doing wrong? Also, I'm at sea level in CT, do I still need to process for 85 min? Also - sorry, I'm somewhat new to this :) - while in the canner my tomatoes split from the sauce, they end up at the top of the jar while all the water goes to bottom. Makes for an ugly jar.. What am I doing wrong? HELP PLEASE!!! Thank you in advance! Marisa, you seem like an expert.. why do we end up with some of the water from the canner inside the jars? Is it even safe? Is there a way to avoid it? the lids and screws are tight, what are we doing wrong?
Also, I’m at sea level in CT, do I still need to process for 85 min?
Also – sorry, I’m somewhat new to this :) – while in the canner my tomatoes split from the sauce, they end up at the top of the jar while all the water goes to bottom. Makes for an ugly jar.. What am I doing wrong? HELP PLEASE!!! Thank you in advance!

]]> By: Jennifer roney http://www.foodinjars.com/2009/09/canning-whole-peeled-tomatoes/#comment-27850 Jennifer roney Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:26:52 +0000 http://www.foodinjars.com/?p=475#comment-27850 Not to mention the jars were going into boiling water for awhile! Not to mention the jars were going into boiling water for awhile!

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