Canning Tomatoes

17 years ago

I left "peeled" tomatoes inside a tub, inside a cooler for 2 days, with ice cubes. When I opened up the tub, the tomatoes that were above the liquid had white spots in many places. This was more like a film. I washed it off and proceeded to can them. They were boiled over 45 minutes inside sterile jars to seal. Do I have to worry?

Thank you.

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gardener1908
17 years ago
Ask over at the harvest forum, they are the experts.
digdirt2
17 years ago
Yes Harvest Forum - linked at the top of this forum's front page is the best place for discussions on topics like this.

But yes, even if you added the required acid in the form of bottled lemon juice or used citric acid, you do have a problem.

Suggest a review of the how to can tomatoes guidelines linked below.

Dave

Here is a link that might be useful: NCHFP - How to Can Tomatoes
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containerted
17 years ago
I believe the white spots were probably the start of some fungus that we normally see when fermenting seeds. If the temperature was raised to 212F for 45 minutes and some salt added to the mixture initially, I think any problems would have been killed off. Get some other opinions, but don't jump off the peer just yet and start throwing some hard work away unnecessarily.

Ted