WHOLE OR HALVED TOMATOES (PACKED RAW WITHOUT ADDED LIQUID)
PROCEDURE:
Wash tomatoes. Dip in boiling water for 30 to 60 seconds or until skins split, then dip in cold water. Slip off skins and remove cores. Leave whole or halve. Add bottled lemon juice or citric acid to the jars. Add 1 teaspoon of salt per quart to the jars, if desired. Fill jars with raw tomatoes, leaving �-inch headspace. Press tomatoes in the jars until spaces between them fill with juice. Leave �-inch headspace. Wipe jar rims. Adjust lids and process using one of the following options.
Option 1 � Process in a Boiling Water Bath:
Pints or Quarts�����..85 minutes
Option 2 � Process in a Dial-Gauge Pressure Canner at 11 pounds pressure
or in a Weighted Gauge Pressure Canner at 10 pounds pressure.
Pints or Quarts�����...25 minutes
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WHOLE OR HALVED TOMATOES (PACKED IN WATER)
PROCEDURE:
Wash tomatoes. Dip in boiling water for 30 to 60 seconds or until skins split; then dip in cold water. Slip off skins and remove cores. Leave whole or halve. Add bottled lemon juice or citric acid to jars. Add 1 teaspoon salt per quart to the jars, if desired.
For Hot Pack: Add enough water to cover the tomatoes and boil them gently for 5 minutes. Fill jars with hot tomatoes or with raw peeled tomatoes. Add the hot cooking liquid to the hot pack, leaving �-inch headspace. Adjust lids and process.
For Raw Pack: Heat water, for packing tomatoes, to a boil. Add 1 teaspoon salt to each quart; � teaspoon to each pint jar, if desired. Pack prepared tomatoes in hot jars, leaving �-inch headspace. Fill hot jars to � inch from top with boiling water. Adjust lids and process using one of the following options.
Option 1 � Process in a Boiling Water Bath:
Pints���������..40 minutes
Quarts��������...45 minutes
Option 2 � Process in a Dial-Gauge Pressure Canner at 11 pounds pressure
or in a Weighted Gauge Pressure Canner at 10 pounds pressure.
Pints or Quarts�����.. 10 minutes
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