Ball Jars and Bright Red Fruit
Canning tomatoes is one of my favourite fall things to do. I don't really absolutely love the whole canning process, but I love to crack open the delights one at a time throughout the year until next fall comes. I also enjoy knowing what is in them, and that they are better by far than the ones processed by the thousands on a production line.
This year was the first year when I actually was able to tell the difference. Before that I had gone with all store bought canned tomatoes, but this year since we finished ours up that I canned last fall early I had to buy some. It isn't that the store ones aren't good, because I know I ate them my whole life and never complained-it is just that there is no comparison to the home canned ones. None.
I canned about 40 quarts of roma tomatoes this year. I did 27 last year and that wasn't enough to get us through, this year we'll keep our fingers crossed. And yes, I do hoard tomatoes!
Have you canned anything lately? If you could can one thing what would it be? For me it would be certainly tomatoes- and I would store TONS of strawberry, marion berry, and black berry freezer jam! YUM!
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October 26th, 2009 - 17:57
I used to do this… but it’s been awhile. I’m feeling guilty for not doing any this year. I let LOTS of tomatoes go to waste.
October 29th, 2009 - 19:56
Oh, wish you could have passed them on to me!!
I was so worried that I was going to miss out completely because of our trip to Spain. My husband’s grandma hoarded them for me though! She is too sweet. yum.
October 26th, 2009 - 19:27
Nice Bethany. I am going to try some apple butter from our tree. We’ll see how my process goes. I didn’t even have luck with freezer jam
. I haven’t done the “real” canning yet! great pictures! See you Saturday!
October 29th, 2009 - 19:57
I did apple butter last year, YUM! Are you enjoying your new place? I want to come see!
October 26th, 2009 - 20:11
I don’t know how to do the canning! Would you share to us how?
October 29th, 2009 - 19:58
Sure! I will do a ‘how to can’ post- the only problem is that all fruits and veggies need to be processed in the water for different lengths of time. I will for sure give the tomato recipe though
October 27th, 2009 - 05:56
Yum! When I someday live in a house with a garden, I’ll have to try canning tomatoes.
October 29th, 2009 - 19:58
you will not regret it one bit! they are so pretty, and so sweet.
November 1st, 2009 - 19:17
Love your photos…look very tempting. And love tomatoes as well. You did quite a bit, 40 Wow!
We have been city people until now (due to work) but I remember my childhood full of harvesting fruit and veggies. We never canned tomatoes though (my dad always got the fresh ones from his customers so I guess that’s why) but we made jams and compotes and things like that and of course put a lot from the harvest into the freezer as well. Must say it did give a lot of satisfaction. Hope to be doing it myself one day again….