This fruit has long been considered inedible and even poisonous. In Russia, it was considered an ornamental plant. It is rich in substances necessary for a person, is useful for many diseases, and most importantly - it helps to normalize metabolism and increase immunity.
Instructions
Step 1
Tomatoes and tomato juice are indispensable in modern nutrition. A rare summer resident does not grow tomatoes, but if the harvest is successful, he makes tomato juice. There are many recipes, different - simple and complex, ordinary and special. For the most beneficial juice, it is best to prepare it without salt and sugar.
Step 2
Classic tomato juice From 1, 2 kg of tomatoes, 1 liter of tomato juice is obtained. Evenly colored tomatoes with dense pulp and thin skin, rinse twice, changing the water, dry.
Step 3
Cut the tomatoes by cutting out the stalk. Use only a stainless steel knife.
Step 4
Skip the halves in a meat grinder.
Step 5
Pour the mass into a container, heat to 95-97 ° С, but not to a boil and rub hot through a sieve with small (1.5 mm) holes, then through a fine (0.5-0.7 mm) sieve to get a homogeneous weight.
Step 6
Put the mashed tomatoes on the stove again.
Step 7
Boil until no more foam is released.
Step 8
Pour hot juice into dry prepared hot jars, sterilize (half-liter 20 minutes, liter - 30 minutes). Three-liter jars do not need to be sterilized.
Step 9
Seal immediately, place with the neck down until completely cooled.
Step 10
Store in a cool place. Vitamin C in tomato juice is stored in direct proportion to the temperature at which it is stored. The higher the temperature, the less vitamins are stored.
Step 11
Thick tomato juice Prepare ripe tomatoes in the same way as in the classic recipe. Bring the mass in a sealed enamel bowl to a boil.
Step 12
Squeeze out the juice. Boil it for 12-15 minutes and immediately fill the jars to the top so that the juice splashes out. Preheat the jars.
Step 13
Seal immediately. Everything should be sterile. Boil the lids, turn the jars over and leave to cool completely.
Step 14
Also tomato juice can be without pulp, steamed, squeezed, without sterilization and fortified.
Step 15
Experiment, drink fresh juice and be healthy!
