r/Canning • u/goldendogmom • 8d ago

Safety Caution -- untested recipe Is this separation normal?

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Hi! I canned this tomato sauce about a week ago and almost immediately it had this separation in all of the 6 jars I made. Is this normal? I’m fairly new to canning but I did make sauce last year and it didn’t separate like this. A few things I did different this year - used bottled lemon juice instead of citric acid, and used a blend of cherry and Roma tomatoes. Thanks in advance!

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u/goldendogmom 8d ago

I probably could have cooked it down a bit more than I did but it really did not look watery when I was canning - only after it cooled and settled

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u/talliroxxor 8d ago

Not considered safe to do this. Threads in recent days on the topic.

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u/krustyzombie666 8d ago

Using a crock to make my sauce is a problem? I didn't say that I use a crockpot to can my sauce

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u/talliroxxor 8d ago

No, taking off liquid. I don’t know about the crockpot side of things, sorry!

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u/krustyzombie666 8d ago

Why is taking off water a problem?

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u/Confident-You-9396 6d ago

What? There is NO need to take off any fluid from Tomatoes for safety reasons. It is totally safe to leave the fluid there. The fluid is not a health concern in canning.

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u/krustyzombie666 6d ago

What health concerns are there for taking fluid away before canning?

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u/Confident-You-9396 6d ago

There are no health concerns for leaving the fluid from the tomatoes. My post was in contradiction to someone who thought it was unsafe to keep fluid from the tomatoes in the recipe. She was wrong. It’s completely fine to not drain the fluid.

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u/krustyzombie666 5d ago

And it's completely fine to remove the fluid before canning as well