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["Jeanne Driese" <jeanne13 AT earthlink.net>]

very true James, my grandma used to do that  and boy were they good!
Jeanne
tnhillwoman
North East TN zone 6
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  From: Clansgian AT wmconnect.com 
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  Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 9:44 PM
  Subject: Re: [Homestead] Germination report




  > >I know the high acid part is what makes a good canner, but DH 
  > doesn't like them too acid.
  > 

  Rutgers is an important tomato with us too.  It is surprising, though, how 
  closely in acid content the OP tomatoes are (not so with hybrids).  Tomato 
acid 
  is malic acid and about twice that much citric acid.  What makes some OP 
  tomatoes taste more acidic (sourer) than others has more to do with 
variations in 
  sugar than variations in acid.

  If you simply put a spoonful or so of sugar in each jar of tomatoes when 
you 
  can them, you will accomplish about the same thing as growing a sweeter 
tomato.


  James
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