{"id":2911,"date":"2022-08-10T19:25:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T21:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/?p=2911"},"modified":"2023-01-28T13:04:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T15:04:05","slug":"how-to-water-bath-can-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athomeinthewildwood.com\/how-to-water-bath-can-tomatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Water Bath Can Tomatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I have enjoyed so much having my own summer garden this year. Being able to have fresh ingredients on hand has been a blessing! And being able to have a home grown tomato sandwich? Well, that’s been my favorite thing about the garden this summer \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although our garden isn’t big enough to have enough tomatoes for canning, it was my goal to learn how to can tomatoes this summer….and I did! Our local farmer’s market had plenty of tomatoes to purchase for all my canning plans, and it’s been so much fun learning how to can my own food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The canning process can be a little scary if you’ve never done it before, so I recommend starting with water bath canning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following a sauce recipe I found online at Melissa K. Norris<\/a>, we canned our first tomato sauce with a water bath canner. Now I have enough pint jars on hand to make spaghetti sauce for the entire year! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how we did it!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Obviously, the first thing you need to do is wash your tomatoes. For this recipe, I chose Roma tomatoes we purchased at our local farmer’s market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paste tomatoes, like Roma, make perfect sauces because they are much “meatier” than your regular slice tomatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n

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After washing the tomatoes, you want to core them and remove the seeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, place them face down (skin side up) on a cookie sheet and broil in a 350 degree F oven for about 5 minutes. When the skins start to pull away from the tomato, you’ll know they’re ready).<\/p>\n\n\n

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After they are cool enough to touch, carefully remove the skins, quarter them, and pulse in high-powered blender to liquefy the contents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each time you liquefy tomatoes in blender, add the sauce to a large pot, warming it slowly. When you have the desired amount of sauce in the pot, bring the sauce to a boil. <\/p>\n\n\n

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After the sauce has come to a boil, reduce the heat and continue to simmer until the desired consistency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, prepare your jars for the canning process <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

You should have already washed the jars, lids, and rings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n