Citric Acid question
Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> Serene > wrote:
>
>> Ray West wrote:
>>> I've tried the ph metres, non of them work well enough to be of any
>>> use, can't even relie on subsequent readings on the same test subject.
>>>
>>> Got my money back on them.
>>>
>>> It is well known that most tomatoes run at below ph 4.6 and do not
>>> need further acidification,
>> Everything I've read lately has said that tomatoes are being bred to
>> be less acidic, so this isn't true any more. I'm a little confused now.
>>
>> Serene
>
> It's a precaution, Serene. The tomatoes may be below 4.6 -- or they may
> not. I'd venture to say that most folks couldn't name the varietal they
> purchase for canning and the acidification is cheap insurance.
>
Rutgers. ;-)
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