tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post2724288494877306121..comments2023-10-17T10:25:34.828-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose's Garden: Preserving the HarvestRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-7810914534806337962009-09-16T18:08:48.820-05:002009-09-16T18:08:48.820-05:00I usually chop tomatoes, put them in freezer bags,...I usually chop tomatoes, put them in freezer bags, and freeze them raw. I use them for soups in the winter. I may have made some spaghetti sauce with them, too. Last night I made some spaghetti sauce with a bunch of chopped fresh tomatoes, zucchini, yellow summer squash, onions, garlic, all from my gardens, along with spinach from the farmer's market, and ground turkey breast from the grocery store. It wasn't thick enough, so I had to add a can of tomato paste and a can of tomato sauce. I also used fresh basil, oregano, rosemary, and parsley from the garden. I thought about posting on it, but it took me longer than I thought it would, and I was worn out.<br /><br />I like your idea. May I put a link to this post in my sidebar so I can find it again easily?Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-51166531252328214392009-09-14T20:45:36.938-05:002009-09-14T20:45:36.938-05:00Oh and yes, you are preserving a very important tr...Oh and yes, you are preserving a very important tradition! <br /><br />I remember my mother making relish, jam and other fruit. Those were good days.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-14069234149285530312009-09-14T20:43:50.912-05:002009-09-14T20:43:50.912-05:00Your tomato juice looks delicious! What a fun and...Your tomato juice looks delicious! What a fun and easy (relatively) way to preserve the harvest. My mom was a "waste not, want not" woman too.<br /><br />I love your shiny copper kettle that you are cooking all those fresh, ripe tomatoes in. <br /><br />Thanks for the recipe. I don't have any tomatoes in my garden this year ( I do container gardening and did not do any tomaotes in pots either), but I will go to the market and buy some in a basket.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-27472071135613634222009-09-14T10:06:02.406-05:002009-09-14T10:06:02.406-05:00It sounds delicious Rose. I've never had fres...It sounds delicious Rose. I've never had fresh tomato juice, but I can see that this would be a wonderful, healthy and tasty drink. <br /><br />How different your mom was from mine!<br />Bernice loved convenience foods more then anything! <br /><br />gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-79756071030126279302009-09-14T09:48:49.808-05:002009-09-14T09:48:49.808-05:00I remember the good old days when I canned for day...I remember the good old days when I canned for days at a time. I miss the delicious results but just will not commit to that much work anymore. I've heard freezing is easier and as you say, not as dangerous.<br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-33590737699785801102009-09-14T06:51:43.041-05:002009-09-14T06:51:43.041-05:00Nice and easy Rose..I think I could do that! I too...Nice and easy Rose..I think I could do that! I too am afraid to preserve in jars..one year we did and it was a disaster!Naturegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177418253271097079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-14475702995045383012009-09-13T21:36:58.087-05:002009-09-13T21:36:58.087-05:00Anna, I know this winter I'll appreciate the t...Anna, I know this winter I'll appreciate the time spent on making juice right now.<br /><br />W2W, Actually, I used to do lots of demonstrations in 4-H; guess I haven't forgotten those. Tomato wine--now, there's an interesting idea:)<br /><br />MG, That must be so disappointing! I put out about 20 plants, and I'm sorry to see them all dying right now, even though I've gotten a lot of fruit from them.<br /><br />Jackie, I do understand--I had plans for planting some other vegetables that I never got around to either. Thanks for visiting!<br /><br />Rose, I hope you have a bumper crop next year! Yes, last night's game was much better--we have tickets, but we go with my son & daughter-in-law and two "wiggly" grandkids, so I didn't see every play:)<br /><br />Linda, It does sound as though many people didn't have a good tomato crop this year, so I should be glad I have what I do. You're right about the lycopene; I hope this means Hubby and I are getting some immunity built up right now!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-90671997992704497532009-09-13T17:17:52.989-05:002009-09-13T17:17:52.989-05:00Yum, that juice looks divine Rose! It's been ...Yum, that juice looks divine Rose! It's been a rough year for tomatoes all over it seems. Ours are finally ripening and they're coming out my ears. <br /><br />My mom dehydrates a lot of her tomatoes - they are delicious for snacking and make wonderful sauce without all the simmering. I don't have a dehydrator, so I use your method too. It's about time to start cooking - there are way too many here now to eat them all before they spoil. I know I'll be glad I did it come winter. <br /><br />Cooking tomatoes is supposed to make the lycopene easier to absorb. Those antioxidants in the freezer will come in handy during flu season!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-35101754354163337892009-09-13T09:01:23.628-05:002009-09-13T09:01:23.628-05:00Thank you for this informative post, Rose! I am ho...Thank you for this informative post, Rose! I am hoping to have a tomato harvest next year that requires freezing and saving. Your method looks simple and efficient! And wasn't that Illinois/Mizzou game ugly?! At least they bounced back this week...Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-9132757870417191282009-09-13T08:53:51.903-05:002009-09-13T08:53:51.903-05:00Your tomatoes look lovely...and make me want to ki...Your tomatoes look lovely...and make me want to kick myself for being such a slug this past spring...I didn't put any tomato plants in because I just couldn't seem to make the time....boy do I ever regret it now<br />Guess I will have to be statisfied with buying at the farmers market this year.<br />Thanks for the photos...very nice.<br />Jackie at MeadowsweetMeadowsweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09424500688800416993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-28748984813947663722009-09-12T16:28:46.317-05:002009-09-12T16:28:46.317-05:00What lovely tomatoes, Rose! I put out 24 plants th...What lovely tomatoes, Rose! I put out 24 plants this year, and got only a smattering of tomatoes even with watering! The heat was as damaging to my crop as lack of water. <br /><br />I share your phobia of pressure cookers. My mother and grandmother canned all summer, but I personally have had a fear of the canner even though I haven't had any unfortunate accidents.<br /><br />I'm with your husband--there is just no comparison in the taste of store-bought tomatoes. That's what keeps us gardeners going even after crop failure. ;-)Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-15274416144016586502009-09-12T15:18:56.695-05:002009-09-12T15:18:56.695-05:00If adults could compete at state fair with a demon...If adults could compete at state fair with a demonstration, yours would win the blue ribbon. I love this post, and I'm going to bookmark it. If I ever get a decent tomato crop here in Florida, I will have your directions close at hand. Great job, Rose! Hey, I wonder if you could make tomato wine. You've got a great start there with the juice.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-53868666335563181642009-09-12T14:57:38.989-05:002009-09-12T14:57:38.989-05:00Wish that I had enough tomatoes to preserve but I ...Wish that I had enough tomatoes to preserve but I think mine will disappear in a couple of blts :) A most informative post Rose. I bet that your tomato juice will taste like liquid gold in the depths of winter :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-17632483674610359442009-09-12T12:12:58.059-05:002009-09-12T12:12:58.059-05:00Maggie May, I have lots of little green tomatoes, ...Maggie May, I have lots of little green tomatoes, too, that will probably never get a chance to ripen.<br /><br />Suburbia, Raspberry and black currant jam sounds delicious! The labeling is funny. I'm good about things I've preserved like this, but not leftovers. I often find "mysteries" in the freezer:)<br /><br />Janet, We have high hopes for the Illini this year, but Mizzou made them look pretty bad:) My mother often freezes chopped tomatoes this way, too; we just happen to use more juice and sauce than whole tomatoes. I don't know how I did it before without the food mill!<br /><br />Joy, I don't know about talent--I spent many a summer afternoon watching my mother preserve so many fruits and vegetables, a little of it just rubbed off:)<br /><br />Monica, I freeze whatever I have enough of; canning is just too much work! A crockpot would be a great way of making sauce. Now that we're empty nesters, I need a smaller crockpot, though:)<br /><br />Racquel, I grew up helping my mother in the vegetable garden, and I grew vegetables long before I ever tried flowers. Flower gardening is definitely more fun, but you can't eat them (most, that is)!<br /><br />Carol, That sounds like a messy incident; I would have given up on canning after that as well. Oct. 24 at Purdue--glad to know you're a Boilermaker and not a Hoosier:) We Illini like the Boilers.<br /><br />Beckie, Oh yes, I do remember; who knew then I would be blogging about vegetables:)<br /><br />Tina, My tomatoes looked so good earlier, I am heartbroken! They're still producing a lot of ripe ones for now, though; I have enough once again to make juice this weekend.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-81811338699295413812009-09-12T10:50:39.245-05:002009-09-12T10:50:39.245-05:00This is how I preserve my tomatoes too-that is whe...This is how I preserve my tomatoes too-that is when I have enough to freeze. It has been such a bad year for them here in my garden. Scary on the pressure cooker!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-35241426728846207622009-09-12T09:33:16.925-05:002009-09-12T09:33:16.925-05:00Just like watching a Food Network show! :) And rem...Just like watching a Food Network show! :) And remember those cooking demos we had to give in Home Ec and 4-H? <br /><br />Really you did a great job of explaining and the awesome pictures showed great detail. Bravo!beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-78642144050733058822009-09-12T09:16:37.949-05:002009-09-12T09:16:37.949-05:00I don't can, but I probably should. My grandmo...I don't can, but I probably should. My grandmothers canned all summer long, I've heard. But my mom had some unfortunate incident with a pressure cooker and tomatoes which ended up with tomato stuff dripping from the ceiling. The details are kind of sketchy...<br /><br />I only freeze bell peppers, but you make tomato juice look pretty easy, so I might try it.<br /><br />Boiler up! When does Illinois play Purdue? <br /><br />Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-29503317030672648482009-09-12T08:47:22.570-05:002009-09-12T08:47:22.570-05:00Thanks for sharing another method of freezing with...Thanks for sharing another method of freezing with us Rose. I'm new to the veggie gardening thing but it is getting quite additive. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-196707492396249652009-09-12T08:26:17.529-05:002009-09-12T08:26:17.529-05:00As (a cute little boy exclaims discovering an Ore...As (a cute little boy exclaims discovering an Oreo Cakester in his lunchbox (in a Canadian commercial), "JACKPOT!" My tomato crop is so small this year it won't be enough to preserve, but I love this method. I have never canned; it never appealed to me but I do love tomato juice and this method is great way to make it. I bet a crockpot would also work, and I love my crockpot. It's the centerpiece of bachelor cooking!Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-73767584795696384312009-09-12T07:32:08.788-05:002009-09-12T07:32:08.788-05:00Rose girl ! You are a woman of many talents : ) Th...Rose girl ! You are a woman of many talents : ) That looks so inviting .. can you mail me some ? LOL .. If I grew tomatoes I think I would have to choose your method of freezing that liquid gold for sure ! : )<br />JoyCanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-50145512999452508622009-09-12T07:12:59.284-05:002009-09-12T07:12:59.284-05:00Hi Rose, Sorry Illinois didn't do so well last...Hi Rose, Sorry Illinois didn't do so well last week (my husband is a Mizzou alumn) I freeze my tomatoes semi whole. Peel, squeeze and pack into containers- add a squeeze of lemon juice and pinch of salt. Yours would be good for drinking juice! I love my food mill, don't you?Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-1652101630278804122009-09-12T05:06:49.776-05:002009-09-12T05:06:49.776-05:00That's what is so lovely about preserving. My ...That's what is so lovely about preserving. My mother made jam as did her mother and yesterday I made some strawberry and also raspberry jam, having done the blackcurrants earlier in August. There is great satisfaction in preserving, especially just looking at it all when it is finished!!<br /><br />Thanks for your recipe. It looks lovely. One thing I'm bad at though is the labeling. I haven't labeled my jam yet (though I will label the pots I give away) but most of my stuff in the freezer remains unlabeled! It makes life interesting, especially when you get out stewed apples for pud, and when it's defrosted, you realise it is mashed potato!!!<br /><br />S xSuburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-89781029643760080512009-09-12T04:47:18.420-05:002009-09-12T04:47:18.420-05:00Delicious way to preserve & freeze tomatos.
Th...Delicious way to preserve & freeze tomatos.<br />Though I don't have room to grow then in my overflowing garden, I did find one growing from a pip and it was looked after like a baby. No time to fruit now though, so it was all for nothing!<br />I think it needed a hot house.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.com