How To Make & Can Tomato Juice From Fresh Tomatoes | Step By Step Tutorial!

In this video I show how I make and can tomato juice from fresh tomatoes! It is easy, delicious and healthy! This is a great video for beginner canners or experienced canners. It has simple step by step directions and is "to the point." I hope other new canners find this helpful! Happy canning season! :)

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Recipe:
Ratio:
-23 pounds tomatoes = 7 Quarts tomato juice
-14 pounds tomatoes = 9 pints tomato juice
-A Bushel (53 pounds) = 15 to 18 Quarts tomato Juice!

Directions:
-Wash and remove stems/bruised spots.
-Quarter tomatoes.
-Crush or purée and put into saucepan.
-Heat and Simmer for 5 minutes.
-Push through sieve, food mill or mesh Colander to remove skin, chunks and seeds (you only want the juice).

How to can it:
-Add lemon juice or Citric acid to jars.
(Quarts = 1/2tsp citric acid OR 2 tbsp lemon juice).
(pints = 1/4tsp citric acid OR 1 tbsp lemon juice).
- add salt and sugar (optional).
(Quarts = 1 tsp, Pints = 1/2 tsp of both sugar and salt).
-Bring juice back to a boil if cools before packing jars.
-Pour into jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
-(waterbath = Quarts-40 min, Pints-35 min).
-(Pressure can= 10 pounds pressure, both quarts and pints for 15 min). Don't forget to adjust pressure if you live over 1,000ft elevation.
-Enjoy!!!!

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[kevinmanning]

Fantastic, simple, to the point. And enjoyable to watch. Thanks for your hard work.

[lilafeldman]

Yes, I love tomato juice! It is really perfect for soups and stews and chilis. Creates a great consistency.

[williamburkey]

Where did you get the strainer you used over the stock pot?Thanks Bill

[laurielyon]

What do you do with the pulp leftover. Do you dehydrate it?

[taylormckee]

What do you do with the leftover pulp?

[chernobylsurvivr]

if you wanted to you could take all the pulp from the juice and maybe blended it down a little more and cook it into your own tomato paste

[shannonsweeney]

How do you keep the pressure at 10, do you turn your heat down?

[nancyrichardson]

What spices could be used? Pepper, salt, hot sauce? How about celery or jalapenos?

[Herbert]

I made some but it seems thin. I used it to make tomato soup but it seems thin.

[rjohnson]

If it is pressure canned, we shouldn't need citric acid or lemon juice, correct? Otherwise, we would be adding these two products to things like green beans as well? Or is the citric acid for color?