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Cooking & Baking

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5. If you really have too much to deal with at one time,

Reply to bearfan454 (Original post)

Sat Jul 20, 2019, 02:49 PM

Jul 2019

you can put them in the freezer whole, skin on, uncooked. Put them on cookie sheets or something else flat, one layer, then when fully frozen put them into bags. When you’re ready to use them, take out as many as you want and cook any way you want. It’s a great method when the tomato harvest gets to be too much to process. We’ve done this in my family for years.

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I'm going to have to do something with the tomatoes [View all] bearfan454 Jul 2019 OP

My old Italian friend says his wife used to can them... Historic NY Jul 2019 #1

I've never frozen tomatoes, but a friend says she freezes them whole with skins on. Arkansas Granny Jul 2019 #8

Works better... Historic NY Jul 2019 #12

When we did any canning I got to wash the jars because my hands Arkansas Granny Jul 2019 #13

Some ideas (we are working through a daily picking of 30+ lbs) NRaleighLiberal Jul 2019 #2

That's a lot bearfan454 Jul 2019 #3

Got 125 plants, all different varieties! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2019 #4

You are the Tomato Master. I've read some of your articles - The Polack MSgt Jul 2019 #18

My garden really is an R and D laboratory - and we do lots of NRaleighLiberal Jul 2019 #21

If you really have too much to deal with at one time, enough Jul 2019 #5

Thanks nt bearfan454 Jul 2019 #10

Sounds good! Neighbor gave me some, I made sauce last week, elleng Jul 2019 #20

Wish you could send some my way. CrispyQ Jul 2019 #6

I have had good luck freezing tomatoes in Ziplock bags Ohiogal Jul 2019 #7

Scalloped tomatoes for dinner? applegrove Jul 2019 #9

Wow. I haven't had that in ages. Arkansas Granny Jul 2019 #14

My mom didn't go to church. Instead she made scalloped tomatoes for us for lunch when we got back. applegrove Jul 2019 #15

I associate the dish with cucumbers and onion in Pyrex dishes with Arkansas Granny Jul 2019 #16

Oh yes. Cukes in the summer. Remember cucumber sandwiches? I told applegrove Jul 2019 #17

NRalieghLiberal gazpacho is the best I've ever had & made. irisblue Jul 2019 #11

thanks pal -very kind of you to say! NRaleighLiberal Jul 2019 #23

Sounds good; have never made it, elleng Jul 2019 #28

I used to can mine -all summer long dem in texas Jul 2019 #19

When it is happy with the weather, Brandywine is unbeatable for flavor NRaleighLiberal Jul 2019 #22

Yes, growing Brandywines are hit and miss, especailly in Texas dem in texas Jul 2019 #27

I slice, roast and freeze them. Lugnut Jul 2019 #24

Darn it! bearfan454 Jul 2019 #25

Salsa Botany Jul 2019 #26