homedmade tomato salsa.  can it ever go bad, as homecanned tomatoes
can?  this salsa made with red or green tomatoes, vinegar, oil, garlic
is refrigerated.  can it ever produce deadly bacteria as the
homecanned tomatoes do?  because of the vinegar can it be refrigerated
indefinately?

Much to my surprise, mold grew on some of my homemade salsa. The salsa
was stored in the refrigerator, and was about two weeks old.

According to Texas A&M University, you can expect a healthy shelf life
of 4 to 7 days ...

http://fruitandvegetablesafety.tamu.edu/Consumers/Safe_Home_Food_Storage.pdf

Check page 13

Good Luck.

Call me weird, but I have eaten the moldy stuff... Well, after
removing the mold. Tasted fine. Lots of vinegar, which is an acid will
protect it against many nasty little creatures. I have some homemade
chutney in the fridge that is over two years old and still tastes
fine.