{"id":3795,"date":"2026-04-18T12:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3795"},"modified":"2026-04-18T12:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:14:46","slug":"viral-no-vinegar-tomato-preservation-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/viral-no-vinegar-tomato-preservation-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral \u201cNo Vinegar\u201d Tomato Preservation Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0Viral \u201cNo Vinegar\u201d Tomato Preservation Recipe<\/h1>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fresh ripe tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>Sterilized glass jars with lids<\/li>\n<li>Boiling water<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) basil or salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Wash tomatoes well<\/strong><br \/>\nRemove dirt and let them dry completely.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sterilize jars<\/strong><br \/>\nBoil jars and lids for a few minutes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fill the jars<\/strong><br \/>\nPut whole or cut tomatoes inside (don\u2019t crush).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add boiling water<\/strong><br \/>\nPour hot water until tomatoes are fully covered.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Seal immediately<\/strong><br \/>\nClose jars tightly while hot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water-bath process<\/strong><br \/>\nPlace jars in boiling water and cook for <strong>40 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cool &amp; store<\/strong><br \/>\nLet cool completely, then store in a dark place.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Claimed shelf life: up to <strong>2 years<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0Why You Should Be Careful<\/h1>\n<p>This method <strong>may NOT be safe<\/strong> because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tomatoes are not acidic enough on their own<\/li>\n<li>Boiling water may not kill all harmful bacteria<\/li>\n<li>Improper sealing =\u00a0 (botulism)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>\u00a0Safer \u201cNo Vinegar\u201d Methods (Recommended)<\/h1>\n<h3>1.\u00a0 Freezing (Easiest &amp; safest)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Wash \u2192 freeze whole or cut<\/li>\n<li>Shelf life: <strong>12\u201318 months<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Pressure Canning (Best for 2 years)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cook tomatoes (sauce or whole)<\/li>\n<li>Use pressure canner (high heat kills bacteria)<\/li>\n<li>Shelf life: <strong>12\u201324 months<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Tomato Pur\u00e9e Method (Safer version)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Blend tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>Boil for 10 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Fill hot jars<\/li>\n<li>Water-bath seal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cooking increases safety compared to raw packing<\/p>\n<h1>\u00a0Simple Advice<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0If you want <strong>easy \u2192 freeze<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0If you want <strong>long shelf life \u2192 pressure canning<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Avoid raw tomatoes in sealed jars without proper processing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Viral \u201cNo Vinegar\u201d Tomato Preservation Recipe Ingredients Fresh ripe tomatoes Sterilized glass jars with lids Boiling water (Optional) basil or&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3795"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3797,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3795\/revisions\/3797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}