Salsa getting a vinegar flavor with age= yuck!

[grow_my_own]

If you liked the salsa before it went bad, why toss the recipe? Just either make it next time without skins or use a pressure canner. Chalk it up to "I learned something new today!" and make another batch for you and your family to enjoy.

Don't throw the baby out with the bath water!

 

[ninnymary]

Stubborn, I was going to use the recipe from the Ball book but then I thought, why don't I just make my salsa the way I always do. So that's what I did. I roast the peppers and tomatoes on a "comal" or griddle. I place the garlic along the edge of the pan so it won't burn. Then I throw into the blender. I added some chopped cilantro and then put in my jars and did a water bath. It came out great. I think though that next time I will add the cilantro when I open the jar and put in my serving dish. I prefer the freshness then.

If I were you, I would definitely try it one more time.

Mary

 

[chris09]

I thought in a hot water bath you could just have straight tomatoes, not peppers. And that you need a pressure canner for most everything else.
You should contact your county extension service.

You can hot water bath more than just straight tomatoes, this is a Salsa recipe right from the Ball Blue Book
10 cups peeled cored chopped ripe tomatoes
5 cups seeded, chopped green peppers (chili or bell work well)
5 cups chopped onion
2 1/2 cups seeded chopped hot peppers
1 1/4 cups cider vinegar
3 cloves minced garlic
2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro
3 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (optional)

Combine all ingredients in a large saucepot. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Pour hot into hot jars leaving 1/4 inch head space. Adjust caps. Process 15 minutes in a boiling water bath. Yield, about 6 pints.


Chris

 

[Stubbornhillfarm]

I thought in a hot water bath you could just have straight tomatoes, not peppers. And that you need a pressure canner for most everything else.
You should contact your county extension service.

You can hot water bath more than just straight tomatoes, this is a Salsa recipe right from the Ball Blue Book
10 cups peeled cored chopped ripe tomatoes
5 cups seeded, chopped green peppers (chili or bell work well)
5 cups chopped onion
2 1/2 cups seeded chopped hot peppers
1 1/4 cups cider vinegar
3 cloves minced garlic
2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro
3 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (optional)

Combine all ingredients in a large saucepot. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Pour hot into hot jars leaving 1/4 inch head space. Adjust caps. Process 15 minutes in a boiling water bath. Yield, about 6 pints.


Chris

Thanks Chris! I feel much better now about the fact that I was pretty sure I had followed the recipe correctly in the Ball Blue Book.

I will definatley make salsa again. I didn't mean to imply that I wouldn't. Just that if the salsa recipe I had was not for a "water bath" then I would toss it, because I don't have a pressure cooker and the budget needs to stretch for other things that don't include one. So water bathing is my option at this point.

 

[grow_my_own]

Sure, you can still water-bath can your salsa! You just MUST MUST MUST (I cannot stress it enough!) remove the skins from the peppers if you don't want the same thing to happen again.

Enjoy your salsa!

 

[Stubbornhillfarm]

I will most definately try it again. I just find it curious that the Ball Blue Book that is widely used, doesn't say to remove the skins from the peppers. As Chris shows, this is the recipe that I followed. Well it certainly was good when it was fresh!

 

[ninnymary]

I ALWAYS leave the skins on. The peppers are roasted till they are black.

Mary

 

[sparks]

I have been doing salsa for years..never took the skins off the peppers. Never had the vinegar (turned) problem. If your tomatoes do not seem to have enough acid you can add lemon juice. Bottled not fresh. Good luck. I put all the veg in a large pan and roast in the oven. Tomatoes, onions peppers and garlic.
Maybe skip the honey?

 

[momofdrew]

I freeze my salsa instead of water bath

 

[897tgigvib]

Mmmmmm, garden fresh salsa!

This year I am growing grinding corn!!!

I am also purchasing a hand cranked corn grinder.

Who knows the recipe to make DORITOS? The ingredients on the plain ones are
Corn...which I'm growing
Vegetable Oil...which I will be growing and making with my new oil press
Salt...which I don't know how to grow! Lol!!!