Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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December 9, 2017 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Rhode Island
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That Time Has Finally Come
At that time of the growing season when all good tomato growers should be canning tomatoes and tomato sauce, I am always too busy. We find just enough time to grind our tomatoes and put the juice in freezer bags and into the freezer. We always eventually find the eventually find that perfect weekend to boil it down and can the sauce. Well this snowy weekend is the one. It will take two days to reduce it all and we’ll be putting up some nice thick sauce in jars by tomorrow
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December 9, 2017 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Vancouver Island
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I bet it smells good in your house
KarenO |
December 10, 2017 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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You wait until it's cold out and make it cozy inside- good thinking!
Nan |
December 11, 2017 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
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It does smell great. Started off with about 48 quarts of juice an reduced it to 20 quarts of thick, delicious sauce. It is nicer to do it in the cooler weather. Many times it still quite warm at the end of the summer. Too warm to spend a weekend over a hot stove. It is worth it though.
Had to try it out for supper tonight. Spaghetti with venison meat sauce. Fit for a king. B2B04E55-1BA8-4F12-981E-59F58FFC9330.jpg 0E51DA0C-B546-4426-8564-998DD0D5F554.jpg |
December 12, 2017 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
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Looks good.
Worth |
December 12, 2017 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Long Island, NY
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Yum! I can almost smell it
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December 12, 2017 | #7 |
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Beautiful, fun, tasty, rewarding... what more can you ask for? Great job
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December 13, 2017 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: MA
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I just made some sauce from the "frozen grind", and something went horribly wrong.
While it smelled like summer, it was the worst tasting sauce I ever made. I'm thinking I forgot to strain out the seeds before grinding, as the finished sauce was very bitter. |
December 13, 2017 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
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Yep that was it.
Worth |
December 13, 2017 | #10 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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I like the seeds; you can nibble them one by one forever. Never had "too many".
Tormato, your sauce ought to be chock full of fiber! Nan |
December 15, 2017 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Rhode Island
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I’ve done this with frozen juice for a few years now and never had a bitter result. I run my tomatoes through a mill before freezing. There are no seeds in the juice. Also I don’t heat the tomatoes before squeezing. They are run through the mill raw.
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December 15, 2017 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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So there is no canning? Just freezing?
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December 15, 2017 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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I freeze and don't can.
Nan |
December 15, 2017 | #14 |
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