CoderSupreme@programming.dev to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 days agoSugar vs baking soda to neutralize acid in canned tomatoes?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareSugar vs baking soda to neutralize acid in canned tomatoes?CoderSupreme@programming.dev to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-text
The ones I buy contain lemon for preservation, but I don’t like the acidic taste of lemon in tomato sauce.
minus-squaresouthsamurai@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoNah, you aren’t going to buy fresh tomatoes and get the same results. They get picked too early 99% of the time when it’s for stores, so you end up with better results using canned (be it store bought or home canned).
minus-squareZiggurat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoTo be fair, if OP lives in the northern hemisphere, the season for Tomatoes is over, so it’s hard to get fresh tomatoes that doesn’t taste like water
buy fresh tomatoes?
Nah, you aren’t going to buy fresh tomatoes and get the same results. They get picked too early 99% of the time when it’s for stores, so you end up with better results using canned (be it store bought or home canned).
To be fair, if OP lives in the northern hemisphere, the season for Tomatoes is over, so it’s hard to get fresh tomatoes that doesn’t taste like water