12 Steps to Canning Stewed Tomatoes Step 12, Wash, Store Jars On the next day we remove the rings and wash the jars in warm soapy water. They jars should be stored with the rings off. If you leave the rings on they tend to rust and it can be very difficult to get the rings off. We put rings on after we open the jars for use. ⇦ Back to Step 11 On to Step 1 ⇨Back to Stewed Tomatoes Page 2 |