Canning Spaghetti sauce - Ask Extension
Sep 4, 2024 · Hi Sue, Thanks for reaching out. The lemon juice added to most canned tomato recipes is an essential ingredient for safety because tomatoes are often not acidic enough to …
Lemon tree - fruit falling off prematurely - Ask Extension
Apr 17, 2020 · I have a Meyer lemon tree that seems to be healthy, gets plenty of blooms and lemons after blooming. Within a month or two, the tiny lemons fall off. The tree is in a sunroom …
Home canning - substitutions/additions - Ask Extension
Jun 18, 2019 · Dried lavender flowers? Fresh lemon verbena or basil leaves? Citrus zest? Can you substitute lime juice for lemon juice? I remember the emphasis on following recipes …
Substituting lemon juice for vinegar - Ask Extension
Nov 21, 2017 · Hi, In the USDA recipes for salsa, it is safe to substitute bottled lemon or lime juice for the vinegar in the recipes that call for vinegar. It is substituted on a cup for cup basis (i.e. …
Canning Tomatoes without adding lemon juice - Ask Extension
Sep 26, 2021 · I canned tomatoes then realized I was supposed to add lemon juice for an acid. I did a hot water bath for 35 minutes for the chopped tomatoes. They ha...
Canning tomato sauce - Ask Extension
Sep 7, 2025 · This recipe does not require adding lemon juice, but it must be processed in a pressure canner to have a safe product. Pints process for 20 minutes, and quarts process for …
Canning Recipe - Ask Extension
Apr 23, 2024 · I was given a large amount of lemons and am trying to find a tested lemonade concentrate (or lemonade or lemon syrup) recipe to use to water bath can them. I have …
Adding lemon juice to apple butter? - Ask Extension
Oct 22, 2018 · You can add lemon juice to apple sauce or butter with no concerns about safety. It will make it more acidic, which is even safer than just the apples. Be sure to keep the butter …
Canning Salsa - Ask Extension
Oct 12, 2024 · I am not aware of any reliable research-based recipes for canning salsa substituting citric acid for lemon, lime juice or vinegar. There are safe substitutions you can …
Wild grape jelly - Ask Extension
Aug 28, 2021 · I followed a recipe fir wild grape jelly that did not have lemon juice in it…. Do you have to use lemon juice for safety? And if so can I recan it? ...