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Steps in Canning Tomatoes

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Why it works: Tomato and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 33% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,667 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Steps in Canning Tomatoes

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Prepare glass jars, rubbers, and tops. Heat jars to prevent breakage.

  2. Pack whole tomatoes into jars, pressing them down without crushing.

  3. Do not add liquid; tomatoes contain enough water.

  4. For seasoning, add 1 teaspoon of salt or ½ teaspoon of sugar per quart if selling.

  5. For home use, pack tomatoes tightly or crush broken ones to fill spaces.

  6. Cut tomatoes for stews or soups to fit more in the jar.

  7. Fit the rubber seal and ensure it lies flat against the jar.

  8. Place the cover on the jar, tightening it until it catches, then loosen slightly.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Tomato + sugartop 33% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4,667 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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