This is the second batch of the year. The reds are 80%
San Marzano's.
I blanched and skinned the Tom's then pulsed them in the food processor to break them down the seeds removed with the trusty old food mill.
Cooked down with a little onion, garlic, basil, seasonings and a few carrots to see if I could tell it they sweetened the sauce.
Thanks JJ. The tomatoes were so sweet I really couldn't detect the added carrot sweetness.
Got the canning crap set up and loaded the first of the 16 qts. plus 1/2 tsp of citric acid which Ball Jar recipe calls for. Then into the boiling water for 50 minutes, I always add a few minutes just to be safe
This was the first batch of 16qts. The extras were done in the house. Now onto the second batch.
Boy, did I pick an awesome day for canning, it was only 104* here today. And 95* at 8:00 in the evening. What was I thinking?
It's 10:30PM, and it's still 80* inside the house with the AC running all day, I hate this time of yr because of the hot August nights I forgot it was September. It's only supposed to be 103* tomorrow, so I have that to look forward too.
Thanks for looking.
Dan.
San Marzano's.
I blanched and skinned the Tom's then pulsed them in the food processor to break them down the seeds removed with the trusty old food mill.
Cooked down with a little onion, garlic, basil, seasonings and a few carrots to see if I could tell it they sweetened the sauce.
Thanks JJ. The tomatoes were so sweet I really couldn't detect the added carrot sweetness.
Got the canning crap set up and loaded the first of the 16 qts. plus 1/2 tsp of citric acid which Ball Jar recipe calls for. Then into the boiling water for 50 minutes, I always add a few minutes just to be safe
This was the first batch of 16qts. The extras were done in the house. Now onto the second batch.
Boy, did I pick an awesome day for canning, it was only 104* here today. And 95* at 8:00 in the evening. What was I thinking?
It's 10:30PM, and it's still 80* inside the house with the AC running all day, I hate this time of yr because of the hot August nights I forgot it was September. It's only supposed to be 103* tomorrow, so I have that to look forward too.
Thanks for looking.
Dan.
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