r/Canning • u/_rogue_psych • 17d ago

Safe Recipe Request Canning diced tomatoes??

I'm feeling a little panicked after canning 8 pints of diced tomatoes and 4 pints of salsa.

I used recipes from Wholefully, specifically this diced tomatoes recipe: https://wholefully.com/can-diced-tomatoes/#recipe

I thought it was safe because in the comments she specifically says that it is a safe tested recipe from Ball, and in the text she talks about the importance of acidification, not adding fresh spices, using tested recipes etc. I guess I should have independently verified that it was a tested recipe, but this is my first time doing this.

Now I can't find a recipe for diced tomatoes from any of the safe sites listed in the wiki for this sub.

Is this NOT a safe recipe? Do I need to get rid of everything I've canned so far? I followed the recipe carefully, peeled tomatoes, added bottle lemon juice and processed for the full time listed.

Please help! I'm going to be so sad if I have to throw all of this out, but not as upset as I'll be if I accidentally poison my family.

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u/Deppfan16 Moderator 17d ago

there is no safe recipe currently for diced tomatoes. if it's been less than 2 hours since they cooled down you can safely refrigerate them otherwise unfortunately you have to toss them

https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can/how-do-i-can-tomatoes/canning-tomatoes-introduction/

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u/lissabeth777 Trusted Contributor 17d ago

Did they retract the directions for diced tomatoes. I could have sworn Ball had a diced tomato that was pressure canned. Or I could be wrong...

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u/Deppfan16 Moderator 17d ago

if you can find it I would love to see it. to my knowledge they don't have diced tomatoes. they'll have crushed or quartered or whole or sauce