Comments on: Freezing Tomatoes http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/2009/08/freezing-tomatoes/ Life on a small homestead Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:10:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Cindy http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/2009/08/freezing-tomatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Cindy Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:56:55 +0000 http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/?p=241#comment-245 Brian, Marci always has some great tips! I am going to have to try freezing them whole but I don't have any paper bags readily available. I wonder if plastic will work as well. Brian, Marci always has some great tips! I am going to have to try freezing them whole but I don’t have any paper bags readily available. I wonder if plastic will work as well.

]]> By: Brian http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/2009/08/freezing-tomatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Brian Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:42:49 +0000 http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/?p=241#comment-244 Good stuff! I've been drying tomatoes this year but am quickly being overwhelmed with new 'maters every day! Canning never seemed like something I'd like to do, but this? I can do this! I'm going to try both methods -- the one in the post and the one in the comment! Good stuff! I’ve been drying tomatoes this year but am quickly being overwhelmed with new ‘maters every day! Canning never seemed like something I’d like to do, but this? I can do this!

I’m going to try both methods — the one in the post and the one in the comment!

]]> By: marci http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/2009/08/freezing-tomatoes/comment-page-1/#comment-241 marci Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:11:50 +0000 http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/?p=241#comment-241 There's actually a MUCH easier way to put tomotoes in the freezer. Whole. Wash tomatoes, Dry off. Put in brown paper bags, roll the top of the brown bag closed, and put in the freezer. That's it. Take out a tomato as you need it - stays good for at least 2 years :) I just took out some of last summer's tomatoes today - they look perfect - whole and firm. They will of course be mushy when they defrost, but are good for soups, stews, and sauces. To use, drop fully frozen tomatoes into boiling water for 10-20 seconds. Then plop into cold water, and the skin cracks and just almost pops off by itself :) Easy! then use the peeled tomato as you want :) I have been doing this brown paper bag routine for years - always the same great results! There’s actually a MUCH easier way to put tomotoes in the freezer. Whole.

Wash tomatoes, Dry off. Put in brown paper bags, roll the top of the brown bag closed, and put in the freezer. That’s it. Take out a tomato as you need it – stays good for at least 2 years :)

I just took out some of last summer’s tomatoes today – they look perfect – whole and firm. They will of course be mushy when they defrost, but are good for soups, stews, and sauces.

To use, drop fully frozen tomatoes into boiling water for 10-20 seconds. Then plop into cold water, and the skin cracks and just almost pops off by itself :) Easy! then use the peeled tomato as you want :)

I have been doing this brown paper bag routine for years – always the same great results!

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