Mrs. Wages Tomato Canning Mixes

Mrs. Wages Pickling and Tomato Mixes are available here. There really was Mrs. Wages. Mrs. Allie Wages...a feisty lady who loved to preserve food from her garden. She and her husband had a country store in Mississippi, back in the early '50s that was a gathering spot for local farmers. It was an old fashioned store where folks came for everything from horse harnesses to ice cream.

In the late '60s, Mr. Erskin Dacus of Dacus Drug Co., came by the store. He was looking for a good pickling lime recipe to add to a line of home canning products he was developing and was overheard by shoppers, who immediately recommended Mrs. Wages' recipe. And the rest is history: Dacus tried Mrs. Wages' recipe and bought it on the spot and the Mrs. Wages family recipe was an instant hit. While Mrs. Wages is gone, her line of home canning products is still around and still produced with the same commitment to quality and wholesomeness that made it a favorite 50 years ago.

Before beginning any canning project, be sure to familiarize yourself with the process, the equipment you need and the ingredients. A boiling water bath method is used for the Mrs. Wages tomato mix recipes.