Can I Freeze Fresh Squeezed Lemon or Lime Juice?
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Comments (4)Have you used any of your post-flowering harvested lemon balm? Have you liked it? If so, continue. Some folks are particular about the taste and prefer it before flowering. If you are happy, keep harvesting as long as the plant holds up/you don't have frosts in your area. The plant will get pretty ratty as the frosts come closer and so you will probably stop harvesting well before the frosts end your season. I harvest all summer from my lemon balm plants. I generally save the younger, choice leaves for tea and the older not so tasty ones for herbal tinctures. Regular clipping will keep new leaves sprouting. FataMorgana...See MoreFresh Lime Juice?
Comments (8)Mike, if you've been cruising this forum for a while, you may have noticed that Dave and I don't always agree, but I think his wording is exactly right in this case: "probably but no guarantees." That's a comparable ratio of tomatoes to low-acid veggies (peppers and onions) as in some tested recipes, and a comparable amount of acid (Annie's salsa calls for a cup of vinegar in a 6-pint recipe, and lime juice is MORE acidic --- even fresh lime juice [with fresh lime juice we just don't know how MUCH more]. The thing about tested recipes is that you KNOW they are safe---EVEN if there is botulism present (rare but possible), and EVEN if the cooking process doesn't kill it, then you KNOW that there is enough acidity in those recipes, and they'll penetrate the density enough, to kill it. For sure. Me, personally, I would eat your salsa happily. (Name the time and I'll be over.) Lots of people are presumably following eHow instructions. Lots of people can the way their grandmas did. Lots of people follow MOST of the modern regulations but not every single one. Most of them don't get sick. When I think about the level of risk of some of the other things in my life (crossing the street, eating hamburger from the grocery store, not getting as much exercise as I should), it just doesn't make sense to me to get really anxious about the level of risk associated with slight deviations from the tested guaranteed recipes for home canning. Botulism is RARE. BUT botulism poisoning is also VERY DANGEROUS. It's often fatal. (The two parts of the risk equation are the LIKELIHOOD of the problem and the SERIOUSNESS of the problem.) That's why I DO follow the modern guidelines as best I can, since it's easy to do. And I see why some people only want to deal with 100% certainty. I mean, home-canned food is supposed to be lovely and delicious and special, not dangerous! But I think it's important to keep the level of risk in perspective. SO it's not a question of "is this OK" or "is this safe." As so often in life, you're balancing things: What's the cost to you (including any emotional, practical, etc. costs) of pitching a batch of salsa you've made? How does that compare to the level of risk associated with eating it? (And to the level of anxiety you might feel because of that risk?) Nobody can answer THAT question but you. Z...See MorePasteurizing squeez-o tomato juice.
Comments (7)I havw a question- what if I forgot to add the lemon juice? Is it to preserve the color? Or to increase acidity which I would think tomatoes allready have enough acid? For home processing purposes tomatoes are considered borderline or low acid (4.5-4.7) thus the requirement for additional acids in the form of vinegar, citric acid, or lemon/lime juice (bottled) to insure microorganisms like Clostridium botulinum, the type of bacteria that causes botulism, can't survive. A pH of 4.6 or lower is required for safe canning without the use of a pressure canner - for any tomato product. Green tomatoes are excepted as they are more acidic than ripe ones. And if other vegetables are added to the mix the added acid becomes even more important and pressure canning becomes mandatory. Lots of discussions about this very question on the Harvest Forum. Since "he who shall remain nameless" ;) didn't add the lemon juice, he will have to decide if the risk is worth it. If it has been less than 24 hours the sauce can safely be reheated, the lemon added, re-canned in fresh jars, and re-processed. Dave...See Morelemon juice - does freezing affect tartness?
Comments (10)My guess is that you got some less-than-flavorful lemons. Although I don't have the lemons that Beachlily has, I do get lemons on sale and I freeze them whole for lemonade later or I juice them and freeze the juice. I don't notice a big difference in the flavor of the juice after it's frozen but I do notice a big difference between the commercially bottled stuff and fresh/frozen lemon juice. The bottled stuff is sour and acidic, while the fresh stuff is tart and, well, fresh tasting. I do love lemon, so I usually use more juice than called for and toss in some zest for extra insurance! Annie...See More- 10 years agolast modified: 10 years ago
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