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Posted by amandaa21 none (My Page) on

Tue, Jul 9, 13 at 23:37

This is my first year growing tomatoes. They are starting to ripen. Some are very ripe. I intend to can tomato sauce with them. This probably sounds odd, but I'm not much for fresh tomatoes. Can I go ahead and peel/deseed them then freeze them until I have enough ripe to make sauce? Or will this diminish the flavor?

Sorry if I've posted this in the wrong place. Of all the forums on this site, I couldn't find one dedicated to canning/preserving.

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Posted by kathyb912_IN 5a/5b (My Page) on
Wed, Jul 10, 13 at 0:03

The forum you're looking for is called the "Harvest" forum. But I've often frozen tomatoes and used them later for soup, etc. I think you'd be fine. :)

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Posted by labradors z5 ONT (My Page) on
Wed, Jul 10, 13 at 8:19

I freeze my excess tomatoes (even those "dreaded" Yellow Pears!) The only reason I de-seed any is to save the seed.

I store them in plastic bags in the freezer, then, when I need them for stews/soups, I run each tomato under the hot tap and the skin splits and is easy to remove, then I toss them in. Easy Peasy!

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Posted by digdirt 6 -7 AR (My Page) on
Wed, Jul 10, 13 at 9:27

See link below.

Dave

Here is a link that might be useful: Harvest forum - Canning & Preserving

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Posted by seysonn 7b WA/HZ 1 (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 11, 13 at 5:51

Can I go ahead and peel/deseed them then freeze them until I have enough ripe to make sauce? Or will this diminish the flavor?
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You can do that, of course. But I would rather boil it a little and keep it in a sealed glass container in the frig.

Another way, after peeling deseeding, is to filter through a tight bag(much tighter than cheese cloth). Use the juice as beverage and save the paste/sauce in a zipper bag in frig.
I do my tomato paste this way to reduce energy cost and time. You can let the mast get to any thickness you want. I like mine like spaghetti sauce consistency. Then I just boil is for few minutes and can it.

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