Hello all. I am definitely a newbie to canning so please be forgiving and patient with me. =)

I was wondering if there would be any reason why I wouldn't be able to can just any recipe that I come accross for spagetti sauce or marinera sauce? For example, lets say I have a recipe that I try and find that I love it, but the recipe doesnt list any canning instructions. Would it be perfectly ok to can my next batch?

I would welcome any tips or recipes that you would like to pass on. Thanks in advance for your help.
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08-31-05, 04:19 PM
Georgia85
My mother always freezes spaghetti sauce. She has an excellent recipe but it makes up a large batch. So she will cook it and then fill small tupperware containers with the sauce and freeze. Then when she wants to prepare a dinner for 2-4 she just pulls out a container, thaws the sauce, heats it, and serves Big Grin

She does the same for chili.

08-31-05, 06:54 PM
DorianGreyed
A better way to freeze it - Put the sauce/soup/chili in a ZipLok-type freezer bag, THEN put the bag in a square or rectangular container. The next day, take the bag out of the container and put the frozen bag back in the freezer. This way, you don't have a container tied up in the freezer, and you can still stack things in the freezer. You also don't have tomato sauce stains on your plastic containers.

08-31-05, 07:45 PM
Georgia85
Well aren't you clever DG! I'll pass that little kitchen hint on to my mother Smile

09-01-05, 08:01 AM
Restless
Whoa! Great tips! I will definitely keep these in mind. Thanks so much!

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