freezing sauce~ for Jenny

[Guest guest]

In digest#502, Jenny asked: " Mike, I'm interested in making

a huge cauldron of tomato sauce and putting it in jars too .

This maybe a silly question but how do you do this? Is it simply

a matter of putting jars of sauce in the freezer or are there tricks

involved? Do you use a special type of jar-I would imagine glass

jars would shatter... "

 

~ i know i am not Mike, and he probably already answered

this one for you, but i do freeze my own spaghetti sauce so

i thought i would chime in anyway.

Just go right ahead and make a big batch of sauce. Then fill

mason canning jars being careful to leave a good inch at the

top. Don't cap the jars until the sauce is cooled to room temp.

Then put the lids on and store upright in the freezer.

Works like a charm for me!

 

~ pt ~

 

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world outside.Ê Remember that there is no happiness in

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[Guest guest]

-Pt,

Why do you not *cap* your jars immediatly after filling? I pour my

boiling food into the canning jars and cap, but do not put the screw

lid on until it cools. Bacteria starts to grow as soon as the food is

cooled. However the acid in the tomatoes keep this to a minimum in

the sauce. No need to worry about boiling or freezing canning jars

they are tough. On occasion but rarely I have had a canning jar's

bottom break off during the boiling process. I would be concerned

about a regular type glass jar. They should never be used for boiling

food or freezing. I place my cooled jars in the frig until completely

and safely cooled before transfering to the freezer. I would never

let any prepared food sit out for a few hours and especially

overnight. I do save glass jars of all types to store food both in

the cupboard and the frig.

Canning jars can be bought new and often can be found at thrift

stores for pennies. Wide mouth pints and quarts work best.

Food that is stored in glass bottles in the freezer retain their

flavor for a much longer time than most frozen foods and no freezer

burn.

Deanna

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