today i am bottling my own "gas station/grocery store"

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chop them all up put them in a pot

same with 2 medium white onions...

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5 (?) scotch bonnets, stemmed, seeded, and finely chopped

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chop up a few cilantro sprigs

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8 oz lemon juice

crucial for proper ph

stir it all up, salt to taste, bring to a boil, and simmer for 3 minutes

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>>8559644
forgot pic

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pack into hot jars, remove air bubbles with a wooden spoon, leave 2 cm head space

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apply lids and bands, put them on a rack inside a large pot and bring to a rolling boil

boil for 15 minutes (sea level)

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what the fuck is a scotch bonnet

>>8559724
did you even look at the pictures/do a two second web search

>>8559599
>even with imported out of season ingredients

Honestly, man, I would have just used canned tomatoes, rather than out of season ones.

Looks good af desu senpai

>>8559746
they need to be fresh, canning already canned tomatoes will not yield a desirable result

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allow the pot to rest for 5 minutes and then remove the jars to cool for 24 hours

price breakdown

$4 - tomatoes @ $0.99/lb
$1 - onions @ 2/$1
$1 - peppers
$0.50 cilantro (i mostly buy it for my pet rabbit)
$0.02 water
$0.36 electricity
$0.83 canning lids

= $7.71 / 2500 ml

= $0.31 / 100 ml

compared to tostitos at walmart.ca $0.65 / 100ml

woo! i'm still ahead!

Salsa has lime juice, not lemon

>>8559805
omg gross blue board gif

you're right but i had lemon juice so w/e

i also forgot to add it into my price breakdown

>>8559805
I once bought myself a one month subscription to her site cause of that vid and one other.

It was worth it, downloaded almost everything from her members download section

>>8559805
>>8559831
pls stop infecting my wholesome salsa thread w/ degeneracy

>>8559862
No.

>>8559869
PLS?

>>8559874
NO

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>>8559879

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>>8559887

>>8559893
is it that bad??

>>8559893
he looks like a shell of himself without the glasses

>>8559799
Tbh, I wouldn't can something that wasn't fresh and in season. I can 60 quarts of tomatoes in the summer every year and when we want salsa in the winter we make it from a jar of those tomatoes. With tomato being the primary ingredient, it most certainly won't be as good as using tomatoes home canned at the peak of freshness.

>>8559799
How does it compare tastewise though?

>>8559599
Looks good, OP. Every time I try salsa outside of homemade or from this one particular restaurant, I always get a bitter/sour taste that just ruins the whole thing.

there is literally nothing wrong with Tostitos salsa, it's all natural, no sugar, works as a basic sofrito as well

>>8561424
it tastes similar actually. a little fresher and the vegetables are firmer. it's quite nice

my only complaint is the yield

would definitely at least double it next time

>>8563205
If you want it to taste closer to gas station shit add a little sugar and vinegar, and maybe some cumin.

Nice work though. I haven't bough cooked salsa in a decade since I realized how easy and cheap it is to make.