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Add more tomato paste or tomato sauce: To thicken a sauce made with fresh tomatoes, use a tablespoon or two of canned tomato paste or… Read More »How Do You Reduce The Water In Tomato Sauce?

Drain away the liquid when you want less tomato taste or want to thicken a sauce quickly. A short cooking time protects the simple bright… Read More »Should I Drain Tomatoes Before Making Sauce?

Use ripe tomatoes, such as Roma tomatoes, plum tomatoes, or large tomatoes for fresh tomato juice. Do Roma tomatoes make good juice? If you intend… Read More »Which Tomatoes Are Best For Tomato Juice?

Fill hot jars with prepared raw tomatoes, leaving ½-inch headspace. Cover tomatoes in the jars with boiling water, leaving ½-inch headspace. Hot pack — Put… Read More »How Long Do You Boil Tomatoes When Canning?

A 20 gallon container will hold only one plant. Anything smaller will hamper the plant’s ability to produce fruit and remain healthy. How many tomatoes… Read More »How Many Tomatoes Can I Put In A 20 Gallon Container?

When I use canned beans and canned tomatoes, I always drain them (and save the liquid). Not because there’s anything wrong with the liquid. As… Read More »Do You Drain Canned Tomatoes For Soup?

As each jar is filled, stand it on rack in canner of hot, not boiling, water, which should cover jars by 1 to 2 inches.… Read More »How Long Do You Water Bath Quart Jars Of Tomatoes?

Plus this box of 25 pounds of tomatoes made 21 pints of salsa, more than enough to last us until next tomato season. So away… Read More »How Many Pints Will 25 Lbs Of Tomatoes Make?

Then cut tomatoes in half and scoop out and discard seeds. Note: Leave seeds in if you want to yield more soup and don’t mind… Read More »Should I Strain Seeds Out Of Tomato Soup?

Water Bath Canning Instructions Place jars on a rack inside your water bath canner. Make sure at least 1 inch of water is covering the… Read More »How Long Do You Water Bath Tomato Sauce?