Staggering tomato seed planting....???

[taff]

I boil mine till it's the right consistency, then pour into the equivalent of kliner jars, put the lid on, and that's it. The lid expands upwards under the force of the steam, the air expands in other words...then when the passata cools down, the air shrinks [technical I know...] and the lid pops because it's created a vacuum seal. Lost one jar in 30 over the last few years....still using it from last year, in fact, I opened one to make pizza the other night, lovely

[SarzWix]

Trouble is Taff, that botulism isn't necessarily visible, and doesn't necessarily make the contents of the jar appear 'off'. It just kills you. So it's definitely better to follow the approved methods IMHO.

A really good book for all types of preservation is Preserved: Amazon.co.uk: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Nick Sandler, Johnny Acton: Books which you can probably find cheaper than Amazon somewhere like Green Metropolis

[Alison]

I have a copy of this book Presses and crushers for apples, fruit and cider from Vigo and it's really good and give very good and clear instructions on what to do.

[taff]

deleted because it looked argumentative after I read it back

[Alison]

deleted because it looked argumentative after I read it back

Then why didn't you delete the post rather than editing it out?

Sorry - couldn't resist being argumentative

[taff]

because I usually open all new posts in their own tab, read them one at a time and reply. If anyone had opened mine and then read it and replied to it, they would have looked like a nutter if I'd suddenly deleted it.

ner ner ner ner ner

[veggiechicken]

What's wrong with looking like a nutter, may I ask???

[taff]

nothing dear

[veggiechicken]

How reassuring!