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FOOD CORNER => Canning & Food Storage => Topic started by: Nate on June 06, 2017, 06:39:09 PM

Title: Canning tomato's
Post by: Nate on June 06, 2017, 06:39:09 PM: I am prepped and ready to start canning 4 cases of tomato's tomorrow morning.

I am looking at doing 2 cases as sauce and 2 cases of stewed.
Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: wyorunner on June 06, 2017, 06:51:44 PM: How do you like them plastic jar cases? Looks like a good time, decent amount of work but the pay off is always great. We love doing tomatoes here.

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Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: Nate on June 06, 2017, 07:40:37 PM: those plastic cases make moving them really easy/nice
Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: rpar86 on June 06, 2017, 08:12:41 PM: Sorry, but this is going to bug me...

tomatoes.

There, i said it.

Let the grammar nazi flaming commence ;)

:beercheers:
Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: stlaser on June 06, 2017, 08:21:09 PM: Nate, you've inspired the wife and I to do a salsa batch this year. Been several years since we had our large garden but I saw this post and decided I miss her canned salsa in the winter.........

she agreed we need to do it! :beercheers:
Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: TexasRedNeck on June 06, 2017, 08:21:16 PM: It's the possessive. Maybe he's canning something that belongs to the tomato

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Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: Nate on June 06, 2017, 08:21:52 PM: HAHAHA your good ryan
Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: Nate on June 06, 2017, 08:21:56 PM: either way it sounds like some BS to me.............. :beercheers:

http://www.elearnenglishlanguage.com/blog/english-mistakes/tomatoes-or-tomatos/
Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: Nate on June 07, 2017, 02:05:43 PM: So here is roughly 50-60lbs done up for sauce, i have roughly 50lbs left for stewed.

By the way, those are 22+QT pots about 2/3 full.
Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: Nate on June 07, 2017, 10:23:59 PM: So i actually ran out of jars to finish, guess ill have to pick some up tomorrow on the way back from the gym.

So 100lbs of roma tomatoes netted me 21qts of sauce and 21-24qts of stewed tomatoes.
Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: Bob Smith on June 07, 2017, 10:27:33 PM: Looks good, are you putting up any salsa?
Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: Nate on June 08, 2017, 11:25:31 AM: Actually bob, i did t even think about it until you mentioned it, so i guess i will finish with a little salsa today.
Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: Nate on June 08, 2017, 07:11:04 PM: First off

Bob, i hate you for that recommendation of salsa..... :beercheers:

Honestly, thank you!

So when all said and done, 100lbs of tomatoes got us 7 salsa, 20 stewed and 21 sauce
Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: cruizng on June 08, 2017, 07:49:21 PM: Nate, where did ya get the tamaters?

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Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: Nate on June 08, 2017, 10:39:07 PM: I got them from a store called cash and carry for like $.55@lb
Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: Bob Smith on June 09, 2017, 01:22:56 AM: Looks good Nate
Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: TexasRedNeck on June 09, 2017, 09:26:32 AM: Saw the text Nate. That's a lotta pasta and marinara and other tomato based cooking you have to do! That ought to last a couple of years

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Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: cruizng on June 09, 2017, 11:37:04 AM: Nate, Wasn't sure if you had a stealth victory garden or made a score at a farmers market. They all looked nice and ripe.

As far as the spelling or vocab nazi's... this is what I always think of.. :facepalm: Can't we all just communicate ? LOL
Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: Nate on August 03, 2020, 10:50:25 PM: The first 8 of many many more QTS of tomatoes. As you can see in the back ground, i have to more counters with tomatoes that will be ready to go in 2 days.
Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: TexasRedNeck on August 04, 2020, 07:36:59 AM: Looks good Nate, mine have peaked and are declining in the 100degree constant heat now. Ive harvested nearly 100 lbs of tomatos this year. Nothing else did as well, but I’m about to pull up and get ready for fall.

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Title: Re: Canning tomato's
Post by: Nate on August 04, 2020, 06:29:58 PM: Yeah, they are coming pretty fast now. I am not sure how many more canned we will do, but whatever is left will gat made into sauce.