Comments on: Canning Fruit – Homemade Tinned Tomatoes

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:48:02 +0000

Well I’ll definitely be trying this when my tomato crop ripens – that is, if we can convince the 2-year-old to stop picking them green. I may have to find a green tomato chutney/pickles recipe instead!

By: A Self Sufficient Life » Spare Cabbage? Make Sauerkraut

A Self Sufficient Life » Spare Cabbage? Make Sauerkraut — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:50:03 +0000

[...] When fermentation ends you can heat process the jars as they are, or decant the kraut to smaller ones first. The canned kraut will need to be processed for 50 mins using the hot water bath canning method. [...]

By: Tomato Growing Tips | Catalan Garden

Tomato Growing Tips | Catalan Garden — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:27:09 +0000

[...] cannot really have too many tomatoes because they are so easy to freeze, bottle or dry. Blitz them up and heat treat to bottle your own passata even! Or you can search out [...]

By: Mrs.Dirty Boots

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:21:24 +0000

Have a go Tallullah, it really is easy!

By: Mrs.Dirty Boots

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:20:39 +0000

I would love a large deep freeze! There is a post about sun dried tomatoes. We make them every year because they really are tasty! I’ve put a search bar on the right so hopefully it will be easier to find things on the site! Tomato marmalade is something I was planning on doing for the first time this summer, but hadn’t realised you could make it from dried tomatoes. Was it any good?

By: Tallullah

Tallullah — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:50:55 +0000

Wow, thats really cool and useful! I’d love to try doing that, especialy if i grew the tomatoes myself.

By: Leila Abu-Saba

Leila Abu-Saba — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:34:32 +0000

Didn't you do a post on sun-drying tomatoes recently? My Lebanese villager relatives used to dry them on sheets on the roof, in the sun. Then they would make "tomato marmalade" out of the resulting product. I prefer California-style sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil however. On the American side (my mom is American) I remember very well how the women of the family would put up (preserve) tomatoes, relishes, pickles and conserves in the fall. We also lived in a house with a special deep freezer for a time, and mom and grandma froze tomato juice and pumpkin puree in quantity, along with a quarter of a side of beef. Leila Abu-Saba’s last blog post..Cabbage Salad for Helayne

By: Valerie

Valerie — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:22:11 +0000

Good to meet up with another home canner! I usually put up 50 or more quarts of tomatoes in September for use throughout the year, also pasta sauce, salsa, etc. And non-tomato-based fruit and veggies too.

Hubby and I are just starting a new blog to chronicle our long-standing *from scratch* living. Come on by!

http://food-from-scratch.blogspot.com

Valerie’s last blog post..Seed Exchange

By: almostgotit

almostgotit — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:56:52 +0000

Tomatoes are great for canning (I'm an American. I mean "tinning".) because of their high acid content... very safe! They're also easy to grow in massive quantities. Moreover, I've read that cooked tomatoes (e.g., what they have to be if canned) actually release more nutrients that raw ones do. Not to mention how MANY ways they can be used! Hurray for tinned tomatoes! almostgotit’s last blog post..Silverfinger

By: Mrs.Dirty Boots

Mrs.Dirty Boots — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:10:09 +0000

That’s just spooky!