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USDA revises directions for canning garden tomatoes With tbe tomato season upon us, many people are turning their thoughts and their energies toward preser­ ving their bountiful harvest. And eyen though it means long hours in a steamy kicnen now, the tangy Juices and savory sauces next winter will be a just reward. Using safe canning practices now can en­ sure that all your hard work doesn't go to waste later in spoiled Jars. According to Carla Fulton, home economist with the Kane County Cooperative Extension Service, the U.S. D e p a r t m e n t o f Agriculture recently published revised recommendations for proper processing times for tomatoes and tomato Juices. "If you take all proper precautions and heat the filled Jars long enough, none of your tomato products should spoil," Fulton said. Winning formula found for annual 'Taste of Dundee' Here are the USDA's new recommendations for boiling-water bath processing times: Tomatoes, Whole or quartered -- pints 35 minutes, quarts 45 minutes. Note --. only hot pack is now recom­ mended. Tomato Juice -- pints and quarts, 35 minutes Thin tomato sauce and before the lid is put on. All Jars should be processed in a boiling- water bath for the recommended time. Because tomatoes are high in acid, they can be safely processed in a boiling-water bath. Most people like tomato- vegetable combinations such as V-8 type Juice and chunky tomato The second annual ' ' T a s t e o f Dundee, "sponsored by the Dundee Business and professional Association and the citizenis of Dundee, will be held Friday, Sept. 9, through Sunday, Sept. 11. I i Last year's "Taste" was a smashing success and enthusiasm for the 1983 "Taste" is even greater this year as the committee carries out plans to improve on an already winning for­ mula. The 1 community ,.of Dundee, a 50 minute drive west of Chicago, is nestled on the banks of the sCenic Fox River, permanent home of the nationally known Im­ perial Scots Marching Band and well known "Dundee Ducks." Dundee is a beautiful village of tree-lined streets, historical buildings and charming shops,. DURING THE food, fun and entertainment festival, "Taste of Dupdee," this proud community and its citizens will play gracious host to over 30,000 visitors. Runners and viewers will 'thrill to the New Orient Media Tenathon II race and the American Express Waiter's race. For those who besitate to compete a n d W h i s p e r i n g Thunder, blue grass by the Back Street Jam­ boree, country and western Sweetwater and Friends and the big band sounds of Vito Buf­ falo. ADDING TO THE FUN will be per­ formances by Kenney DeCamp and Kids Dance Company and square dancing with The Lords and Ladies of Elgin and barbershop melodies of The Elgin Minutemen of Harmony and Friends. S i x t e e n a r e a restaurants will present their unique delicacies for tasting pleasure with a variety of meats and seafoods to exotic d r i n k s , s i n f u l l y delicious sweets and much more. The Dundee Lions and Kiwanis will be serving wine and beer to com­ plement the fine food. While soothing the palate, visitors will en- Joy a flea market sjpon- sored by P.J.'s Art At­ tic, an arts and crafts fair and farmer's market, offering locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables. AN ADDED attrac­ tion to this year's event is a pictorially cancelled stamp -- certain to ap­ peal to stamp collecters, courtesy of the U.S. post office. who will be Joining the local citizenry in celebrating "A Taste of Dundee." without vegetables -- sauces. pints and quarts, 35 "Up until now, pro- minutes cessing instructions for Thick tomato sauce these products have without vegetables -- always recommended pints and quarts, 20 pressure processing the minutes whole batch if low-acid Open-kettle canning vegetables were added - filling the hot Jars and to the tomatoes," Fulton Just closing the lid -- is said. not a safe method. This pressure pro- There is too much cessing was thought to chance for spoilage be necessary to destroy micro-organisms to slip Clostridium botulinum in after the Jar is filled (botulism) spores. These spores cannot grow or produce their deadly toxin in pure tomato Juice because of its high acidity. But put­ ting low-acid vegetables into it might change that safe acidity level, so all m i x e d s a u c e s a r e pressure-processed. N o w , h o w e v e r , researchers at Penn­ sylvania State Universi­ ty and the University of Mlnnsota have deter­ mined the amount of low-acid vegetables that c a n b e m a d d e d t o t o m a t o e s w i t h o u t changing the tomatoes' acidity. In recipes that mix tomatoes with other vegetables, the correct proportions are very im­ portant. If you want to add fewer vegetables to the s a m e a m o u n t o f tomatoes, you'll be in good shape. But you must not add more vegetables than the recipe calls for. If you do add more vegetables, you must pressure pro­ cess the product to be safe. The reason given is t h a t t o o m a n y vegetables would over­ come the acid from the tomatoes and lower the acidity to the point that botulism toxins might be produced. M o s t t o m a t o e s available today for home gardens are high- acid varities. Even those that are labeled at 'low-acid' really have the same acidity level. They Just have more sugar to cover up the taste of the acid. However, some of the varieties grown for commercial canning plants are low enough in acid to pose dangers for the home canner. If you live in an area where tomatoes from commer­ cial canneries are available at roadside stands, you would be well advised to take ex­ tra precautions. That would mean that you should add acid or pressure process your tomatoes. If your Choose to pressure process, 10 minutes at five pounds pressure is sufficient for tomato Juice, sauces and tomato-vegetable juice blends. Whole or chunk tomatoes should be processed, for 10 minutes at 10 pounds pressure. If you would rather add acid, V« teaspoon citric acid (available at drugstores) added to each pint of tomatoes generally gives the best- tastlng results. To neutralize the sour taste, you can add 1 teaspoon of sugar as well as the citric acid. 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