How long to water bath can tomatoes in juice...

[chanceosunshine]

I usually pressure can my tomatoes but I decided to try water bath canning them instead. I'm finding conflicting times though, anywhere between 35-85 minutes for quarts.
I have 9 quarts coming to a boil as we "speak", I'm thinking of letting them go for 45 minutes unless someone shows me otherwise.
Thanks

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

@chanceosunshine Going to depend on your altitude. Below is the link to a resource page for altitude, but if you click on the 'National Center for Home Food Preservation" it will bring you back to the home page and you can click on 'Can' and then find more info on tomatoes

National Center for Home Food Preservation

nchfp.uga.edu

 

[chanceosunshine]

@chanceosunshine Going to depend on your altitude. Below is the link to a resource page for altitude, but if you click on the 'National Center for Home Food Preservation" it will bring you back to the home page and you can click on 'Can' and then find more info on tomatoes

National Center for Home Food Preservation

nchfp.uga.edu

Thank you!!

 

[Hinotori]

Biggest issue is the lack of acidity in modern tomatoes and it varies in them anyway depending on growing conditions. They are borderline acidic in the old varieties. So you'll need to add lemon juice or vinegar to water bath them. It's usually the same amount as for any of the borderline fruit.