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(Keep the herbs dry, unless the recipe calls for fresh.)

You are free, however, to add dry seasonings of your choice: dried herbs, salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, etc.

Bottled has a guaranteed acidity level so that is why they would have called for it, to knock the acidity levels down to a guaranteed level, as research has shown tomatoes vary wildly in how acidic they are.

When it calls for acidification via the addition of *bottled* lemon juice, you have to do it.

Add a drizzle to the sauce when you open the jar. Do not add oil unless the recipe calls for it, as it can interfere with heat penetration in the jar.Home canned mushrooms and home canned peppers can be ideal to have on hand for this. Add extra if you wish when you open the jar. Do NOT add extra low acid ingredients (celery, mushroom, peppers, fresh herbs, fresh onion, fresh garlic, meat, seafood, fish.) Only add what the recipe calls for them.If none of them are exactly what you’d want, remember what most people do with tins and jars of sauce from the store, anyway: sling them in the pot, then doctor them up as appropriate for that night’s meal. Try a few over time, and see which one or ones prove to be favourite pantry staples in your house. There is a good variety of tested spaghetti sauce recipes from reputable home canning sources. Tested safe spaghetti sauce recipes for home canning It’s not as though there’s a lot of cheese left in commercial brands with cheese anymore, anyway: face it, with most now, it’s like they stood across the street and threw it in. Just add what cheese you want upon opening the jar. But don’t bemoan the loss of cheese in the sauce. When you pressure can, you actually kill the suckers right off.Īnything with meat, seafood or fish absolutely always requires a pressure canner.Īnd added cheese is a big no-no, regardless of the canner type. Botulism spores aren’t killed by the low temperature of boiling water, so safe recipe developers rely on acidity level (below 4.6 pH) to neutralize them instead so they can’t ever germinate. To can spaghetti sauce safely in a boiling water canner, which is the type of canner most people would have, you need a recipe that will guarantee you a high-acid mixture so that botulism spores can’t germinate.

The recommendation from reputable authorities is that you don’t can your own recipe. 5 Spaghetti sauces using roasted tomatoes.4 Spaghetti sauce recipes for pressure canning.3 Spaghetti sauce recipes for water-bath canners.2 Tested safe spaghetti sauce recipes for home canning.1 Can I can my own spaghetti sauce recipe?.