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It can if too much is added. Typically, when I can salsa, the only recipe I use is in my head. I do use lemon juice to help season it, sometimes I use lime juice. I also help to balance those with sugar, salt, and other seasonings.
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Do tomatoes need lemon juice to grow?
Not in my garden, as far as I can tell someone has given you a confusion between growing and eating. Lemon juice is often used in recipes involving tomatoes and canning tomatoes.
Forgetting lemon juice in tomato canning?
This is a huge mistake as most tomatoes are not acidic enough without added lemon juice. You should plan on refrigerating them and using soon.
What is the best preservative to use when canning tomatoes?
It depends on the brand of tomato sauce. There are some brands that use no preservatives, and others that use citric acid.. For those that use fresh tomatoes and make their own tomato sauce, lemon juice can be added to preserve shelf life.
Can you subsitute red wine vinegar for lemon juice in canning?
No. Vinegar pH is too low.
Can you substitute kumquat juice for lemon juice in canning?
No you cannot. Lemon juice is used to achieve a specific ph in the finished product to avoid spoilage. The lemon juice should be bottled not squeezed fresh as bottled juice has a specific ph level, fresh fruit varies in its ph level by brand and ripeness of lemon.
Can you substitute lime juice for lemon juice in canning?
You may, but you may not like the end product. The lemon juice adds acidity like orange juice will that help to prevent spoilage, but lemon juice also contributes to the taste. Orange juice will too, but you may find it much sweeter.
What do you do when your chili is to sweet?
Add something acidic e.g. tinned tomatoes, maybe vinegar or even lemon juice.
Can you use lemon juice in place of vinegar when canning pickles?
You could as they both have a similar strength of acid, however they would probably taste pretty funny...
Which juice has more acid cranberry juice or lemon juice?
Lemon juice!
What is the Conversion of ts of concentrated lemon juice to ts real lemon juice?
what is the conversion of concentrated lemon juice to the juice of a real lemon(in teaspoon)
How do you remove sweetness from curry?
To soften a curry that is too strong you can offset the flavor by adding in more milk, tomatoes, lemon juice or lime juice depending on the ingredients of your curry.
Can you grill zucchini?
Put it in a bag and freeze it until you need it
