Diced tomatoes looking like this after water bath.. why? Are they bad now? We picked and diced them a few days ago, but had some unexpected things come up and couldn’t can them till this morning. Stored in ziplock bags in the fridge till today. Details in comments
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We were planning to can some diced tomatoes, but needed to postpone after we diced them.. so we put them in gallon ziplock bags in the fridge for a few days.
This morning finally got started, following [this recipe](https://www.thriftyfrugalmom.com/how-to-can-diced-tomatoes-a-step-by-step-tutorial/#recipe)
https://i.imgur.com/lCTOydK.png
After the water bath the look like this.. seems like total mush, not at all like expected or desired ha.
Why?
Did you follow a recipe? Did you use citric acid?
I’m pretty sure it’s not recommended to dice tomatoes early at all. I’ve even seen recs to put them immediately on heat so they don’t go liquid. Not sure why, I’m new here, but I’ve heard it said 😂
When you cut them ahead of time it releases a chemical that makes them do this
https://www.reddit.com/r/Canning/comments/16eimqm/my_tomatoes_are_floating/
Here is a similar post to last year. They all said it was normal. Mine do this too. Google suggests it’s just the air pockets within the tomatoes themselves.
The recipe you’ve linked isn’t a safe or tested recipe.
Every safe tomato recipe calls for peeling, plus balancing and a hot pack.
I wouldn’t touch these.