canning tomatoes?

Question

when canning tomatoes using the water bath...how much water do you put in the pan. do you cover the entire jar?

Answer 1

Yes I do. And don't be frightened. This process is the easiest and most sure fired way to preserve tomatoes I ever heard of. However, the instructions must be followed exactly! No cheating. No peaking before time limits are up, etc.

Canning Tomato Sauce into jars – the easy way

Put a tablespoon of salt into bottom of each sterilized quart jar. Fill to neck of jar with tomato sauce. Place twelve jars onto cookie sheet and place in preheated 350 degree oven without lids on. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Place lids and rings onto each jar without screwing rings down. Leave each ring in place but NOT screwed down. Bake another 15 minutes. Remove from oven and screw lids down tight. Do not open oven door during the 75 minute baking time. You will probably hear lids poping down and sealing before all rings are tightened.

That's all there is to it. No pressure cooker or other special equipment to buy. It's easy, fun and guaranteed

Answer 2

I have done it without covering the jars. I had the water come about 3/4 the way up the open filled jar, boiled the water for about 30 and put the top on. It sealed just fine and I never had any mold or growth inside.

Answer 3

I don't know what that other person is talking about, but to water bath/can tomatoes, you have to cover the jars with water. bring to a boil, and process about 20 minutes

Answer 4

I hardly ever cover the jars with water. I boil jars for about 10 to 15 minutes. Jars seal with no problem. I've never had a spoiled jar of anything I've ever canned.