Keeping Tomatoes Whole
Dear Aunt Daisy, I heard you put over the air recently how to preserve tomatoes whole in calcium chloride to keep them firm, but I did not hear you say if the liquid you pour over them is to be hot or cold. I said to my husband, "I am sure it must bé cold." So, could you ‘please tell me. as I have such a lot of tomatoes, and I would like to do some in this way. I listen to your session every morning, and believe me, you have helped me out of many a difficulty.
"Omata,"
Taranaki
The tomatoes are to be covered with hot water. (or tomato juice) according to the Home Science Bulletin, and are processed in water bath for 45 minutes. The ordinary way is to pack raw, adding a teaspoon salt per quart jar; but when wanting the tomatoes to stay whole and firm, make a solution of 2% oz. calcium chloride (from chemist) in one pint of water, and use one teaspoon of this solution to rik id ‘quart jar instead of the | salt,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 819, 7 April 1955, Page 23
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185Keeping Tomatoes Whole New Zealand Listener, Volume 32, Issue 819, 7 April 1955, Page 23
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