tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post1539784993204836075..comments2023-10-21T16:38:35.007-05:00Comments on Thoughts from Frank and Fern: Making Tomato Sauce, Part 1Frank and Fernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-19317956962679573622013-09-12T14:59:09.450-05:002013-09-12T14:59:09.450-05:00Hi Glenda,
Thanks for all of the information. I p...Hi Glenda,<br /><br />Thanks for all of the information. I plan to can ours this afternoon. My recipe also calls for citric acid. I'll let you know how it turns out.<br /><br />FernFrank and Fernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15570058990887565563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-84221768345554470762013-09-12T14:07:26.204-05:002013-09-12T14:07:26.204-05:00I'm so sorry about your kitten. I was thinking...I'm so sorry about your kitten. I was thinking of her this morning and praying she would return safely. It's so hard to lose a pet.<br /><br />This is the first year we have made tomato sauce, also. We purchased a Victorio Strainer last year and used it some, but it really got a good workout this year with our garden tomatoes. We like it because it cuts the steps down in making tomato puree. <br /><br />We washed and stemmed the tomatoes, cut them in quarters, then ran them through the strainer; no cooking down first. Running the pulp through the strainer twice adds alot more puree.<br /><br />Because I didn't have time to can the nice thick seedless, skinless puree immediately we stored it in half gallon canning jars in our extra refrigerator for a few days. Today I had time to can it, so I dumped all the jars in a nice big stock pot and heated the tomato puree. Then I added the seasonings I wanted to add to it and continued heating it, stirring frequently, but not to a boil.<br /><br />Worked great! We'll do this alot going forward as I can change the seasonings (depending on how I want to use it) or leave it plain with just a bit of Sea Salt added. To make sure it was acidic enough for the Boiling Water Bath canner I added Citric Acid to each jar.Glendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003348645601520194.post-65958514373132258262013-09-11T22:21:39.875-05:002013-09-11T22:21:39.875-05:00Hopefully some year I'll get enough tomatoes t...Hopefully some year I'll get enough tomatoes to make tomato sauce. You make it sound pretty easy!<br />Oak Hill Homesteadhttp://www.oakhillhomestead.comnoreply@blogger.com