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I think part of the reason why I was confused over whether or not I needed acid is because many of the recipes to can tomatoes are geared toward both water bath and canning, and so the recipes add acid automatically and don't differentiate between whether or not you NEED to add it. Probably to...

This is good info--thank you for the responses. So if you use a pressure canner, you don't have to use acid as well? The heat (alone) from pressure canning kills botulism? I didn't realize this. If this is the case, that sauce is just fine! Although like BBQcoder said...I think I got the idea...

Hey out there! I wanted to get the opinion of veteran canners. Every year, I mess up my first batch of produce from the garden because I can under duress, except I'm not so sure this year. I changed my tomato sauce recipe and added a boatload of basil, garlic, olive oil and onions. By the...