Re: [CH] canning

Eric Murray (ericm@lne.com)
Thu, 20 Sep 2001 09:03:26 -0700

On Thu, Sep 20, 2001 at 09:42:26AM -0500, Mike Benson wrote:
> I don't think there's anything you can do about the saltiness.  I don't think
> the boiling at the end is necessary, which is causing the mushy peppers.  In
> order to skip the boiling, you need lots of salt and lots of vinegar in the
> recipe (which I don't have at my fingertips right now).

My wife says that vinegar counteracts salt, and Tommy's recipe
didn't have enough vinegar.  Hence the salt taste.


Eric