What to do with all the extra tomatoes

crbowers · August 1, 2011

You can only eat and give away so many tomatoes....
What's the best way to freeze all the tomatoes coming in at the same time?
Blanch or simply quarter and freeze?
BubbaBean

FILMNET · August 1, 2011

lucky you, i freeze them, 4 in a bag in a vacuum bag. I do not cut them.

Talon1189 · August 1, 2011

I am a very generous person and give about 60-70% to neighbors......family....and friends

>>>>>>> Talon

hank · August 1, 2011

"What to do with all the extra tomatoes"
Pickup
End of driveway
Shade tree of course

Elizabeth · August 1, 2011

Wash them, dry them off a bit and toss them in a zipper bag.

If you want to get fancy, put them on a cookie sheet to freeze then put in the zipper bag.

Be careful how many you put in a bag - they sound like billiard balls when you pick up the bag of frozen tomatoes - and will have roughly the same effect if you drop them on your toes

ContainerTed · August 1, 2011

Instead of freezing, I cut them up and put them thru my Back to Basic Food Mill. This gives me Juice and pulp. The skins and seeds are expelled. Then it goes into the pot and I boil it down a bit and can it as juice. Boiling water bath is easy and fast. No worries about the power failing in the winter, etc.

With this juice, I can make sauces, salsa, or enjoy some fresh tomato juice. There are a myriad of other things that can be made, but the main thing is that I can enjoy those wonderful flavors "all winter long".

You can also roast some in the oven. The roasting recipes and directions are in other threads here at Tomatoville.

There's a lot more possibilities to preserving tomatoes than just freezing.

beeman · August 1, 2011

You could ship them to us, once again we're having a bad year with the wilts! As a gardener I have to be optimistic, and hope that next year I'll find the answer.

August 1, 2011	#1
crbowers Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: lexington, ky Posts: 3	What to do with all the extra tomatoes You can only eat and give away so many tomatoes.... What's the best way to freeze all the tomatoes coming in at the same time? Blanch or simply quarter and freeze? BubbaBean

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FILMNET Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,803	lucky you, i freeze them, 4 in a bag in a vacuum bag. I do not cut them. Last edited by FILMNET; August 1, 2011 at 07:36 PM.

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Talon1189 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Farmington, Michigan. Zone 5b/6a Posts: 421	I am a very generous person and give about 60-70% to neighbors......family....and friends >>>>>>> Talon __________________ Always looking for a better way to grow tomatoes ..........

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Elizabeth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: San Diego Coastal - Zone 10b Posts: 204	Wash them, dry them off a bit and toss them in a zipper bag. If you want to get fancy, put them on a cookie sheet to freeze then put in the zipper bag. Be careful how many you put in a bag - they sound like billiard balls when you pick up the bag of frozen tomatoes - and will have roughly the same effect if you drop them on your toes __________________ Elizabeth If I'm going to water and care for a plant it had better give me food, flowers or shade.

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ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Instead of freezing, I cut them up and put them thru my Back to Basic Food Mill. This gives me Juice and pulp. The skins and seeds are expelled. Then it goes into the pot and I boil it down a bit and can it as juice. Boiling water bath is easy and fast. No worries about the power failing in the winter, etc. With this juice, I can make sauces, salsa, or enjoy some fresh tomato juice. There are a myriad of other things that can be made, but the main thing is that I can enjoy those wonderful flavors "all winter long". You can also roast some in the oven. The roasting recipes and directions are in other threads here at Tomatoville. There's a lot more possibilities to preserving tomatoes than just freezing. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

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hank Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: winchester va usa Posts: 106	"What to do with all the extra tomatoes" Pickup End of driveway Shade tree of course

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beeman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 692	You could ship them to us, once again we're having a bad year with the wilts! As a gardener I have to be optimistic, and hope that next year I'll find the answer.