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Re: High acid tomato

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At 11:41 AM 8/21/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Square Foot Gardening List - http://myweb.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>
>Hello All,
>
>As some of you might know I sell a few thing at the local farmers market
>(mostly peppers but some tomatoes). A lady ask me today if I had any high
>acid tomatoes and I don't really know what varieties would be considered
>high acid. I do grow some lemon boys which I think are low acid. People here
>refer to "old timey" tomatoes which I'm sure are heirlooms ( though no one
>seems sure what variety). Some people refer to tomatoes as sweet, are sweet
>tasting tomatoes high or low acid?. The goliath heirlooms I'm growing have a
>bit of a bite to them so I wonder if they are are considered high acid?.
>Should have given her one and got her opinion.
>
>
>Charlie

I think she's asking the question for canning purposes, Charlie. Tell her 
to add a tablespoon or two of lemon juice to each quart of tomatoes, and 
she won't have to worry about high acid. BTW, sweet tomatoes are usually 
low acid.  Some heirlooms are low acid, some high.  I use lemon juice to 
can with. Margaret L


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