The first of next winter's tomato sauce is on its way. I expect that this will become a weekly project until September.
I've had the same jar collection for a decade now, replenishing it with new ones that are added to the collection as we go through various preserved food items. When the lids get a little rusty, I throw them away and put the jar aside for recycling, so I never really run out of jars in this way.
My tomato sauce recipe hasn't changed much over the years. These days when I bottle them, I pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil over the top of eachfilled sterlisied jar. Then I seal them with the lid, and place them upside down in a pot with some water in it. The water is allowed to boil for 10 minutes, and when the jars are lifted out, I hear that sizzling sound that you are supposed to hear when food is being preserved in this way. Olive oil is an incredible anti-oxidant, and in this way, I do not lose any sauce over the year.
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I've had the same jar collection for a decade now, replenishing it with new ones that are added to the collection as we go through various preserved food items. When the lids get a little rusty, I throw them away and put the jar aside for recycling, so I never really run out of jars in this way.
My tomato sauce recipe hasn't changed much over the years. These days when I bottle them, I pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil over the top of eachfilled sterlisied jar. Then I seal them with the lid, and place them upside down in a pot with some water in it. The water is allowed to boil for 10 minutes, and when the jars are lifted out, I hear that sizzling sound that you are supposed to hear when food is being preserved in this way. Olive oil is an incredible anti-oxidant, and in this way, I do not lose any sauce over the year.
©All Rights Reserved/Organically cooked. No part of this blog may be reproduced and/or copied by any means without prior consent from Maria Verivaki.
do you ever run out of your tomato sauce , or can you make enough to last you until next season?
ReplyDeleteyes, i do run out, for about a month, but we have fresh tomatos in season now, so i am still not buying it
DeleteThat tip of boiling them upside down is great. I normally boil them for 10 mins but upright and so far had no problem. But this year I will try your tip :)
ReplyDeleteDo you cover them with the water, or just have it covering the lid area?
ReplyDeletejust the lids, the water comes half way up the jar, not much more
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