We have so many tomatoes from our recent garden cleanup that we’ve had to divide them among different bus tubs that are now crowding our kitchen. There’s a tub of ripening tomatoes, a tub of green tomatoes (rapidly being made into preserves) and a big bowl of Roma tomatoes destined for pasta sauce and canning. […]
It is with mixed feelings that I take down our tomato plants. These 13 plants–five different varieties–have been extremely good to us, keeping us in tomatoes every day for months. In fact, they are still making tomatoes, still blossoming, still sending up new growth. But the days grow short and the nights cold. It is […]
We are overwhelmed with Roma tomatoes from our garden. Perhaps this is a good time to teach the kids in my “food appreciation” classes a thing or two about canning. First job is to blanch the tomatoes in a big pot of boiling water for about 20 seconds (15 seconds is about the minimum). Chill […]
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