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Title: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: Cooperman on August 08/12/20, 09:54:17 AM
How do you guys process your tomatoes when they are just trickling in? Blanch then freeze?
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: LPS on August 08/12/20, 10:33:15 AM
I quit the whole blanch thing.  I just put them in a bag and freeze them.  When they start to thaw when I am going to use them the peels come right off. 
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: KEN W on August 08/12/20, 12:32:32 PM
I picked enough Early Girls and Saucy tomatoes today for the first batch of fresh salsa>
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: mike89 on August 08/12/20, 12:33:50 PM
ok Barry we are going to try your freezing method..  that way we can get more maters too..   
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: Cooperman on August 08/12/20, 01:22:49 PM
So, just wash them, bag them, and into the freezer whole? That’s a time saver.
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: LPS on August 08/12/20, 02:02:07 PM
Yup it works great and makes blanching a lot of un-needed work to me.  We have had some tomatoes frozen for a couple of years and they still were great for stews and soups.
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: LPS on August 08/12/20, 06:06:50 PM
Now that I think about it I think someone on here told me that.  Or the other place. 
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: Bobberineyes on August 08/12/20, 08:21:24 PM
I'll hafta try that lps, I've been picking daily starting to give em away. How bout freezing for salsa yet ?
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: Jerkbiat on August 08/13/20, 06:57:12 AM
Now that I think about it I think someone on here told me that.  Or the other place.
That is what we have been doing for a long time. It may have been me that mentioned it.
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: glenn57 on August 08/13/20, 08:16:58 AM
 :scratch: :scratch: :scratch: i've never heard of such a thing?????? :doah: :scratch: :scratch: to many tomatoes to have to freeze?????? :scratch: :scratch: :scratch:
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: Jerkbiat on August 08/13/20, 10:04:45 AM
Well, as long as you plug the freezer in all will be good.  :rotflmao: :rotflmao: I just had to do it. ;) :rotflmao:
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: Dotch on August 08/13/20, 10:16:16 AM
 :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: glenn57 on August 08/13/20, 10:21:51 AM
Well, as long as you plug the freezer in all will be good.  :rotflmao: :rotflmao: I just had to do it. ;) :rotflmao:
:doofus: :pouty: :pouty: :doah: :taz: :taz: :banghead: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: glenn57 on August 08/13/20, 10:22:27 AM
:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
:pouty: :doah: :tut: :tut: awe go play with your aphids!!!!!!!!! :mooning: :mooning: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: Dotch on August 08/13/20, 11:15:15 AM
...along with worms & grasshoppers dying from various fungal pathogens!  :happy1:
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: LPS on August 08/13/20, 06:55:43 PM
I have noticed more grasshoppers than usual this later summer.   They make a snapping sound at times.  The other day one landed by me and snapped 4 times.  A strong snapping sound!   Weren't like the big green ones we saw in Luverne but a darker color. 
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: mike89 on August 08/13/20, 07:22:29 PM
scored a bunch more maters today, going to freeze them too and then next week we are going to make stewed maters and spaghetti sauce if we can find a good recipe!!    got green peppers too!!   
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: glenn57 on August 08/13/20, 08:40:46 PM
scored a bunch more maters today, going to freeze them too and then next week we are going to make stewed maters and spaghetti sauce if we can find a good recipe!!    got green peppers too!!
so who's garden you stealing from. :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Steward mater's are easy peasy. No need for recipe.
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: mike89 on August 08/14/20, 06:38:22 AM
agreed on the stewed maters, but reread it I said spaghetti sauce..   and I just happen to know the folks with the garden and I didn't realize how much extra they had till this year!!!  so score!!!!   :happy1: :happy1:
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: glenn57 on August 08/14/20, 07:54:01 AM
just keeping you on your toes!!!!!!! :sleazy: :mooning: :mooning: :rotflmao:

i've only seen sketti sause made from scratch once, and that was a while ago. from what i remember, the skun, cored and quartered the maters. then they added a bunch of different seasonings. they were fresh and they diced these up really fine, thins like basil oregano........dat kind of stuff.

i gotz my own world famous sketti sauce i make!!!!! :happy1: :happy1:
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: Cooperman on August 08/14/20, 08:05:49 AM

i gotz my own world famous sketti sauce i make!!!!! :happy1: :happy1:
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You make your own ketchup?
Title: Re: Got my first ripe tomatoes
Post by: glenn57 on August 08/14/20, 08:09:08 AM


i gotz my own world famous sketti sauce i make!!!!! :happy1: :happy1:

You make you own ketchup?
[/quote] :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :pouty: :tut: :tut: :tut: no. dere is a difference between katchup and sketti sauce.  :moon: i let Heinz take care of da katchup part!!!!!! :happy1: :happy1: