Adventures in Canning!

So I found some organic roma tomatoes on sale through my co op that I purchase organic food through. Well what do you do with 33 pounds of tomatoes? Why you make tomato sauce! The funny part to all of this is that I do not know how to can tomatoes. Well of course I do what everyone else does when you do not know how to do something. I you tube it! Through my internet searches I found out that using a hot water bath may not be the safest way to can tomatoes. Due to the fact that they walk the fine line of acidity, a water bath canner might not kill bacteria and other bad things. So I went out and made the purchase of a pressure canner. I did not mind the cost because it will be used bunches. Well back to my tomatoes.....

First I had to clean, blanch and peel 33 pounds of tomatoes! That took a couple of hours because it was only me. The picture above is only a sample of the amount of tomatoes I processed.

This is the canner I purchased from our local Walmart for around $70 including taxes. I of course am new to canning so I had to purchase more jars. A package of 12 pint size jars was only $7. So that is not too bad because I can reuse them every year. I only will have to purchase new lids.

Here are the tomatoes cooking down. Don't they look delish!

This is a video clip of my pressure canner. I have never used a pressure canner before and I thought it might would take off like a rocket. But everything worked out fine! 

NEXT ON THE CANNING AGENDA: PEARS!