Comments on: Holy Tomatoes Batman http://www.greenerbiener.com/2008/09/holy-tomatoes-batman/ Eating locally, forsaking corn syrup, and hauling it home one canvas bag at a time. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:33:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Ruth Becker http://www.greenerbiener.com/2008/09/holy-tomatoes-batman/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Ruth Becker Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:10:14 +0000 http://www.greenerbiener.com/?p=101#comment-266 Years and years ago I canned peaches--when my husband was in the Army and we were in South Carolina. The canning was done in the basement of the local school--and we put the stuff into regular cans and the cans were cooked in a huge pot, bigger than the ones used in restaurants, A man in charge put them in and lifted them out.. There were rows of counters with faucets and running water, so we could wash the fruit, and we got instructions and help from the other women--and men--who did this regularly--and canned everything, usually from their own farms, even chickens. Of course, I never canned anything again but this was an experience for a young (Yes, I was young once!) Jewish girl from New York. Wow--didn't plan to write so much. Ruth Years and years ago I canned peaches–when my husband was in the Army and we were in South Carolina. The canning was done in the basement of the local school–and we put the stuff into regular cans and the cans were cooked in a huge pot, bigger than the ones used in restaurants, A man in charge put them in and lifted them out.. There were rows of counters with faucets and running water, so we could wash the fruit, and we got instructions and help from the other women–and men–who did this regularly–and canned everything, usually from their own farms, even chickens. Of course, I never canned anything again but this was an experience for a young (Yes, I was young once!) Jewish girl from New York. Wow–didn’t plan to write so much. Ruth

]]> By: Lanie http://www.greenerbiener.com/2008/09/holy-tomatoes-batman/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Lanie Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:09:47 +0000 http://www.greenerbiener.com/?p=101#comment-254 I could not do it (even if I knew how) - tomatoes are just too squishy for me. I am very impressed!! Great post. :-) I could not do it (even if I knew how) – tomatoes are just too squishy for me. I am very impressed!! Great post. :-)

]]> By: Danielle http://www.greenerbiener.com/2008/09/holy-tomatoes-batman/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Danielle Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:28:38 +0000 http://www.greenerbiener.com/?p=101#comment-248 wow! I am super impressed. Wait. Aren't we sisters? I definitely did not grow up knowing this stuff! wow! I am super impressed. Wait. Aren’t we sisters? I definitely did not grow up knowing this stuff!

]]> By: Kelcey at the mama bird diaries http://www.greenerbiener.com/2008/09/holy-tomatoes-batman/comment-page-1/#comment-247 Kelcey at the mama bird diaries Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:23:55 +0000 http://www.greenerbiener.com/?p=101#comment-247 you are a very brave woman. let me sum up what i know about canning tomatoes. ok that's it. good luck. am i wrong or did you not like tomatoes in college? you are a very brave woman. let me sum up what i know about canning tomatoes. ok that’s it. good luck.

am i wrong or did you not like tomatoes in college?

]]> By: Ellen http://www.greenerbiener.com/2008/09/holy-tomatoes-batman/comment-page-1/#comment-246 Ellen Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:09:37 +0000 http://www.greenerbiener.com/?p=101#comment-246 Be careful with those frozen jelly jars. We used to do quite a bit of canning - jams, preserves, applesauce, veggies, stewed tomatoes and tomato sauce. It's a much safer way of keeping everything fresh. When you freeze things in glass you have to be careful with the amount of air you leave in the jar. Not enough space and the jar will crack because when the sauce, etc. freezes it will expand. We learned that the hard way when trying to make our own pickles. Yikes - what a mess!! Another little note for you - even thought you've squozen (is that really a word???) a lot of the liquid out of the tomatoes - somehow the stuff seems to come from everywhere when you defrost the little suckers. Defrost them in a colander to let that excess stuff get lost. Be careful with those frozen jelly jars. We used to do quite a bit of canning – jams, preserves, applesauce, veggies, stewed tomatoes and tomato sauce. It’s a much safer way of keeping everything fresh. When you freeze things in glass you have to be careful with the amount of air you leave in the jar. Not enough space and the jar will crack because when the sauce, etc. freezes it will expand. We learned that the hard way when trying to make our own pickles. Yikes – what a mess!!
Another little note for you – even thought you’ve squozen (is that really a word???) a lot of the liquid out of the tomatoes – somehow the stuff seems to come from everywhere when you defrost the little suckers. Defrost them in a colander to let that excess stuff get lost.

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