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1 posted on 08/13/2005 8:34:10 PM PDT by GYPSY286
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No clue. But I wish you good luck. I admire anyone with the courage to strike out on their own.


2 posted on 08/13/2005 8:37:09 PM PDT by somemoreequalthanothers (All for the betterment of "the state", comrade)
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I would do the boiling bath method. How much do you know about canning?


4 posted on 08/13/2005 8:52:52 PM PDT by Fudd Fan (fiat voluntas Tua)
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You would need to contact the FDA to find out what their rules are before continuing one step further.


5 posted on 08/13/2005 8:54:33 PM PDT by B4Ranch ( Report every illegal alien that you meet. Call 866-347-2423, Employers use 888-464-4218)
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AFAIK (it's been YEARS since we've done any canning), if you want to preserve the meat of the tomatoes (i.e. stewed tomatoes) then they're done differently than meats (or any cooked product). But if the sauce is complete, as long it has attained a high-enough temperature to sterilize it then immediately sealing it should present no problems.

I would probably cook it in the jars and drop the lids on them while still piping hot (so they'll suck-in) - we used to do stuff in a big pressure cooker: bottles and all inside with the lids applied immediately after opening the pot.

The bottles will take the temperature with no problems - we used to 'cook' the bottles empty first to sterilize them, open the pot, add the ingredients (after they cooled a while so as not to shock them), sealed the pot and cooked the contents, vented it, opened it, and applied the lids immediately so they could cool and suck-down.


6 posted on 08/13/2005 8:58:24 PM PDT by solitas (So what if I support an OS that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.4.2)
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I heard that anything with meats had to be canned in a pressure canner. I'm scared of pressure canners. But, I did can 9 quarts of tomatoes in a water bath canner today.


8 posted on 08/13/2005 9:01:54 PM PDT by hispanarepublicana (There will be no bad talk or loud talk in this place. CB Stubblefield.)
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Commercial canning is nothing like home canning. The equipment cost can be staggering, especially for a meat product, which must be USDA inspected.

I would suggest you find a contract canner. Unfortunately, I do not know of any who will do a meat sauce.


9 posted on 08/13/2005 9:06:33 PM PDT by Inyokern
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If your sauce contains meat, you will have to pressure cook it for canning purposes.

If you plan to sell it, you will need to do this in a commercially licensed kitchen.

Start googling your state's regulations, probably adminstered by the health dept.


10 posted on 08/13/2005 9:07:46 PM PDT by Valpal1 (Crush jihadists, drive collaborators before you, hear the lamentations of their media. Allahu FUBAR!)
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In the old days...tomatoes and sauce was considered acidic enough to only need a water bath.

But with the new breeds of tomatoes...traditonal canning methods are needed because of the lower acidity.

If you are selling the product, you are catapaulted into another catagory...and you might need to hire a professional to increase the recipe...to larger sizes and have a factory kitchen make up the product. Since this is a perishable product have your sales done up front before production.


11 posted on 08/14/2005 3:03:39 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Mmmmmmm! Mmmmmmm! Good!)
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I am no expert at canning. But, I just want to wish you good luck! Hope it works out for you!


12 posted on 08/14/2005 4:43:34 AM PDT by recoveringlurker
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No idea... but if you get it going, put me down for a few orders.

Really!

13 posted on 08/14/2005 4:44:29 AM PDT by Northern Yankee (Freedom Needs A Soldier)
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