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| Directions for using lemon juice in canning tomato juice say to add 2T per quart jar. I'd like to add 1 cup lemon juice (that is 16 T) to my hot pot of tomato juice which is 6 quarts + 3 cups. That way it will be a total of 7 quarts lemoned tomato juice and there will be an extra 2T lemon juice spread among the 7 quart jars. It just seems easier to measure the larger volume once. Is there a reason ONLY to add the lemon juice to one jar at a time? |
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| It's added to jars to make sure it's evenly distributed so all jars are properly acidified. |
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- Posted by matthias_lang (My Page) on Wed, Jul 23, 14 at 22:28
| Wouldn't it get evenly distributed in a pot, too? Come to think of it, I'd have the same question regarding salt except that I won't be adding any. |
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- Posted by chrisb_sc_z7 near Clemson, SC (My Page) on Thu, Jul 24, 14 at 8:30
| Theoretically yes. But think of it like this... Peas and carrots. When you scoop randomly to get peas and carrots, you can't guarantee that you'll get the same proportion of each in every scoop. So you scoop peas and then you scoop carrots. you pour in lemon juice, then you add tomatoes. Just hold your spoon over the jar and let the extra drips go as well. It's not that time consuming. |
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| It may seem easier to measure only once but it isn't nearly as accurate to do so. You'd be amazed to know how many failures, both in quality and safety, results from mistakes in measuring. This is especially so with liquid measurements. So yes, since this is a safety issue, adding it to the individual jars is necessary. There is no way to insure accurate results otherwise. And it is very easy to do. Dave |
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- Posted by matthias_lang (My Page) on Thu, Jul 24, 14 at 11:14
| Thanks everyone. Measuring into jars individually is what I've done in the past. The other possibility only occurred to me this year. Will continue to measure jar by jar. |
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