Canned Tomato Juice Food

TOMATO VEGETABLE JUICE CANNING RECIPE

Steps:

• Wash your jars, lids, screw bands, and canning tools in hot soapy water. Rinse well to remove all suds. Set aside to air dry on a clean kitchen towel.
• Place the jar rack into water bath canner, place jars in the canner, and add water to cover. Bring the canner to a simmer (180˚F) for 10 minutes, and keep the jars hot until you are ready to fill them.
• Rinse the tomatoes, carrots, celery, bell pepper, and parsley under running water and air dry on a kitchen towel.
• Tomatoes: Cut the tomatoes in half and remove the core, cut into quarters, and add to a large saucepan.
• Carrots: Remove ends, peel, and dice the carrots. Measure 3/4 cups (3 ounces) and add to the pot.
• Celery: Trim off the ends and chop into small pieces. Measure 3/4 cups (2.5 ounces) and add to the pot.
• Pepper: Remove the stem, seeds, and membrane from the pepper. Chop into small pieces. Measure 3/4 cups (3 ounces) and add to the pot.
• Onion: Peel and chop the onion. Measure 3/4 cups (3 ounces) and add to the pot.
• Parsley: Separate the foliage from the stems, discard the stems, and chop the parsley. Measure 1/4 cup of chopped parsley and add to the pot.
• Stir to combine the vegetables, and bring the pot to a slow simmer (180˚F) over medium heat. Stir the vegetables frequently and squish the tomatoes to help release liquid.
• Once the pot is simmering, continue cooking until the vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent scorching. Turn off the heat and let the juice cool.
• Run the mixture through a food strainer or food mill to juice and remove seeds and peel.
• Return the juice to the saucepan, add salt (if using), and heat the juice to a simmer (180˚F) over medium-low heat. Do not boil.
• Spread a kitchen towel on the counter. Use your jar lifter to remove a jar from canner, drain, and place on the towel. Keep the remaining jars in the canner so they stay hot.
• Add citric acid or lemon juice to the jar. For pints, add 1/4 teaspoon of citric acid, or 1 tablespoon of bottled lemon juice to each jar. For quarts, add 1/2 teaspoon citric acid or 2 tablespoons of bottled lemon juice to each jar.
• Use your canning funnel and ladle to add hot juice into the jar leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
• Wipe the rims of the jars with a clean, damp towel. Center a lid on the jar, and screw on the band until it is fingertip tight.
• Use the jar lifter to place the jar back into the canner, and repeat with the remaining jars. Try to leave some space in between the jars.
• Once the jars are all in canner, adjust the water level so it is at least two inches above the jar tops.
• Cover the canner and bring to boil over medium-high heat. Once water boils vigorously, process pints for 35 minutes, and quarts for 40 minutes at altitudes of less than 1,000 ft. Adjust processing time for your altitude if necessary (see notes below).
• When processing time is complete, turn off the heat and let the canner cool down and settle for about 5 minutes.
• Spread a kitchen towel on the counter. Remove the cover by tilting lid away from you so that steam does not burn your face.
• Use the jar lifter to lift jars carefully from canner and place on the towel. Keep the jars upright, and don't tighten bands or check the seals yet. Let the jars sit undisturbed for 12 to 24-hours to cool.
• After the jars have cooled for at least 12 hours, check to be sure jar lids have sealed by pushing on the center of the lid. The lid should not pop up. If the lid flexes up and down, it did not seal. Refrigerate the jar and use within a few days.
• Remove the screw on bands and wash the jars. Label, date, and store your jars in a cool, dark place, between 50 to 70 degrees F. Use within 12 to 18 months. Refrigerate the juice once opened and consume within a few days. Yields about 7 quarts, or 14 pint sized jars.

TOMATO JUICE FOR CANNING

Steps:

• Here's a quote from Bernardin. "Any amount of tomatoes can be used.
• An average of 3-3 1/2 pounds of tomatoes are needed to make 1 quart of juice. A bushel of tomatoes-53 pounds-will make from 15-18 quarts of juice.
• A bushel of tomatoes-53 pounds-will make from 15-18 quarts of juice.
• To acidify the tomato juice add: 1 T. bottled lemon juice per pint jar or 2 T. per quart jar.
• Salt is optional but makes it taste better--1/2 t. per pint or 1 t. per quart.".
• So wash and cut up tomatoes 2 Cups at a time add to a large stainless pot and crush, all the while bringing to a boil.
• (I would be using a food processor at this point).
• When all tomatoes are crushed maintain a boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Press tomato pulp through a fine sieve or food mill.
• Return to pot and heat to boiling.
• Prepare the jars and ladle in hot juice leaving 1/2 inch head space-wipe-seal and process in a boiling water bath, 35 minutes for pints and 40 minutes for quarts at altitudes up to 1000 feet.

TOMATO JUICE - CANNING

Steps:

• Core and peel tomatoes (Often, the day before, I will wash and core the tomatoes and freeze them first. Then just dunk them in a sink full of hot water and the peel falls right off). UPDATE: This year I didn't even bother to peel them, just core them and continue. The peel will come out in step 4.
• Place the tomatoes in a large stock pot and as you fill it, bring them to a rolling boil, stirring regularly (They will burn if you don't). I usually squish the first few with a potato masher to cover the bottom of the stock pot with liquid in order to get the boiling process kick started.
• Sterilize your jars (I do this in the dishwasher).
• Once you have all your tomatoes in the stock pot and boiling up a storm, ladle them into your food mill and grind out the mixture into pots, scraping the good stuff off the sides of the cone into your juice.
• Throw out the remaining pulp and return the juice to the stock pot.
• Bring back to a rolling boil.
• Add salt. (I usually add 1 tsp to each litre/quart). This is optional of course.
• Pour into jars leaving 1/2 inch air space.
• Place jars into canner and boil for 25 minutes.
• DONE!

CANNING TOMATOES RAW PACK

Steps:

• Start by preparing jars and getting water in the canner heating. You want the canner hot, but not boiling, when the jars are ready to be processed.If you are new to using a pressure canner, see this article for full pressure canning instructions. This includes more detailed information and step-by-step instructions on how a pressure canner works. See full water bath canning instructions here.

TOMATO JUICE

Steps:

• Chop the tomatoes fine and process them in a blender or food processor until just juice.
• Add celery ribs and tabasco (if using) and process further.
• Put into a saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes add water.
• It's ready.

CANNED TOMATOES (VINE RIPENED TOMATOES IN TOMATO JUICE)

Steps:

• Wash tomatoes, place in boiling water for three minutes or until skin slips off, plunge in cold water and peel.
• Put cored and peeled tomatoes in sterilized jars filling 3/4 full. To each jar add 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon sugar and 2 tablespoons lemon juice.
• Fill rest of the jar with tomato juice leaving a one inch head space, (about 1/4 cup of tomato juice per quart it depends on how full your jar, you may need more or possibly less). I use heated tomato juice.
• Remove air bubbles and clean rim.
• Seal and process for 22 minutes.
• Please see note in the introductory when it comes to processing times.
• This recipe works for cut tomatoes as well.

CANNED TOMATO JUICE

Steps:

• The easiest way to peel tomatoes for canning purposes is to have a large pot of boiling water ready. Cut a large X on the top (not core end) of the tomato. Drop several at a time into the hot water. Remove from water after a few seconds with a slotted spoon. Repeat until all of the tomatoes you want to use have been done this way.
• Core tomatoes and remove peeling (peeling should come off very easily.) Now, have another large pot and drop tomatoes into the pot. When all the tomatoes are cored and peeled, bring to a boil and cook for about 5-10 minutes, until they are good and hot through and through. Have juicer ready with another container ready for juice to run into. (This is where several large containers that you can use for cooking are very useful. If you don't have that many large pots, let just let the juice go into a large bowl, then transfer to a pot when it becomes available.)
• Get as much juice from the hot tomatoes as possible. (There is a juicer on the market where you don't have to heat the tomatoes, but I prefer this method.) Have quart or pint jars and jar flaps and rings sterilized and ready to fill. Put container of juice on the stove and bring to a boil.
• Fill jar with juice with the ratio of 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of sugar per quart of juice. Put on sterilized jar flap and ring. Seal tightly. You may water bath for about 10-15 minutes if you desire. NOTE: It is important to have everything you are working with very hot - juice, jars, flaps - so be very careful when handling. The way I sterilize them is by putting the jars in a large pot of boiling water and let the water boil for a while.
• Put the jar flaps and rings in a much smaller pot and let water boil, leaving them all in the hot water until I'm ready to fill and seal, this way everything stays hot. My juicer is the cone-shaped, sieve with the wooden pestal which really gets the seeds and pulp out. I've also used the hand turned ones and they are really good, too. Of course, these are the older types, but you can still find them.
• When storing canned tomato juice, over a period of time, the water from the juice may rise to the top, so don't be alarmed, as long as it is still sealed, it's fine.

CANNED TOMATO JUICE

Steps:

• Wash, drain, and core the tomatoes. Cut them into quarters. Place the tomatoes in a large saucepan over medium heat. Using a potato masher or wooden spoon, press down on the tomatoes to release the juices while they cook. Bring them to a simmer and cook until soft, stirring frequently. Remove the tomatoes from the heat and let cool slightly. Press them through a sieve or strainer and return the juice to the pan. Bring the juice just to a boil over medium heat. Pour the liquid into hot pint or quart jars. Fill to within 1/4-inch of the tops. Add the salt, and sugar if desired, to each jar. Wipe the tops of the jars and place the lids on as directed by jar manufacturer. Place in a canner or pressure cooker and cook at low pressure for 10 minutes for pint-sized jars, or 15 minutes for a quart-sized jar. Let cool, check seals, then store the juice for up to 6 months.

CANNING DICED TOMATOES & TOMATO JUICE

Steps:

• Wash tomatoes, then place in kettle of water cook on medium high heat until skin cracks.
• Then take out, place in bowl in sink and pour cold water inches Then drain and do again.
• Peel tomatoes, then with strainer over bowl, cut open and leave in strainer, and repeat with other tomatoes. When cool enough, remove stem part. Reserve the tomato juice.
• There are still probably seeds left so next place tomatoes in sieve. I like the new one stainless steel food mill. After getting rid of more juice and seeds underneath in bowl, put tomatoes aside in 1 kettle, set aside.
• Then strain juice/seeds into strainer so juice goes into a second kettle. Throw seeds away. Mix seasonings in Tomato Juice, cook on medium high heat till boiling. Meanwhile you should have washed your pint size jars in soapy water/rinsed and place in your big kettle of water, boil until water reaches 180 degrees. Then take out a few jars, fill with Juice, Seal and put back in water for 15 minutes on medium high heat. Take out and place on towel to dry/cool.
• Next take your kettle of tomatoes, add 2 chopped pepper/onion, garlic, spices, 2 jars of tomato paste. Cook for 1 hour on medium high to medium heat. Same as before take your jars, put a drop of lemon juice in bottom, then fill with Tomato mixture, seal and put back in water for 15 minutes, take out to dry/cool. Clean up mess.