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Good morning I canned tomato sauce yesterday and forgot to add the lemon juice before water bath thing. Can I still save it by re-boiling and adding t...
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Canned tomato sauce #885541
Asked September 17, 2024, 10:49 AM EDT
Good morning I canned tomato sauce yesterday and forgot to add the lemon juice before water bath thing. Can I still save it by re-boiling and adding the lemon juice to the jars or can I freeze it? It’s been less than 24 hours since I processed them. Please let me know.
Berrien County Michigan
Expert Response
You can reprocess the tomato sauce using a clean jar and new lid and add the lemon juice. The National Center has instructions for reprocessing jars here.
If you don’t want to reprocess, yes you could freeze the tomato sauce in freezer safe containers.
If you don’t want to reprocess, yes you could freeze the tomato sauce in freezer safe containers.
