Ken Anderson wrote:

> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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>>This is from the NCHFP site about canning tomatoes:
>>How do I? ...Can Tomatoes
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>>Caution: Do not can tomatoes from dead or frost-killed vines.
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> Anyone know why the above caution?
> Ken
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Because they allegedly are much less acid than green tomatoes or vine
ripened tomatoes. IMHO, if they taste OK, you can ignore the warning
*if* you pressure can them or use them in a salsa recipe w/ lots of
lemon juice or vinegar. I would not water-bath can them even if I added
the citric acid.

Bob