You look nice today Vivi, nice summery top too. I always poke my tomatoes before cooking and all the skins loosen up. Helpful Hint#1: When doing blanching or boiling vegt. I always use the leftover water. With tomatoes I don't freeze the juice and seeds just the pulp. After I have the water, seeds and juice I make something with it like Spanish rice. This saves freezer space. Hint#2: If you don't want to buy all of those plastic freezer containers, pop a plastic bag into the container before filling, after its frozen, take out the bag with your 1 serving and seal it and reuse the clean container for your next batch.
Viewer from Minnesota, USA here. I enjoy the videos, and admire the sharp edges of the garden. These videos are a wonderful fill of the space between garden and cooking, turning the produce into veg, that so few show! Please keep making videos!
That's a great book, I've been crazy canning,pressure canning,dehydrating. The tomatoes and bell peppers are harvesting every other day and I've put something in the pantry each day. Today was more BlackBerry jam and spiced tomato soup, tomorrow will be pickles! Happy preserving our bountiful blessed harvest! Have a great evening!
Even your tomatoes don't make me long for winter Vivi. I'm loving my carrot puree at the moment. Every piece of veg on my plate tonight was home grown. It felt GREAT! 💋
Instead of spending money on a water bath canner you can use a large stock pot with a trivet at the bottom, Not got a trivet use a thick clean dishcloth or tea towel
I live an hour north of the Ball Family that made the first Ball canning jars as we call them in the USA.The Ball Family lived in Muncie Indiana, an hour or so north of Indianapolis. Any Ball canning book is excellent. They are trusted with good recipes and canning instructions. I like to can/bottle salsa from my home grown tomatoes. If I can tomatoes I like to cook them down first. Good video Vivi, and you bottle just like we do :-).
Just wondered how to preserve any excess tomatoes so not to waste any. I’ve searched your site today Vivi and just knew you would give me a good method so, thank you. I don’t have much freezer space , but this is FAR cheaper than bottling , and if I eat them quickly they won’t stay in the freezer for long! Thanks again.
Very good plan not to video bottling. Each person needs to take responsibility for getting that risky process sorted for themselves. Researching is part of the fun anyway. Lovely video as always.
You look so pretty today Vivi! I love canning tomatoes! I use plum tomatoes and can them whole and plain so I can use them many ways as well. Yes we have Mason, Ball and another brand called Kerr. I've used all three brands with great success over the past 20 years. Your Kilner jars are cute. Love the little label area on the front of the jar. Your bird apron is the sweetest! :-) Take care, Gabby
Thanks Vivi, I needed to see that as I've got some black cherry tomatoes that I can do that with. I'm 68 yrs and still learning, thanks again. Lovely video!!
You have inspired me Vivi! Spent today freezing zucchini chunks & tomato soup for the winter. Never done anything like this before and I'm 52, but I had more than I could eat fresh so I thought I would give it a try. Thanks for your lovely videos!
I'm catching up on past videos and saw this one which interested me. I remember my aunt preparing tomatoes like this, but she used to cut the skins first... I don't suppose it makes a blind bit of difference either way, as long as you get the tomatoes out of their skins 😂🍅😂🍅😂🍅😂🍅 happy harvesting, hope you get a fantastic yield 👍🍅👍🍅👍
two hints on blanching, we always nick or cut a cross on the blossom end of the tomato before blanching for the min and then plunge into the ice water. I also invested in a skimmer to lift the tomatoes out instead of draining, that saves the energy of reheating water even the small amount and saves you arms. LoL
Dehydrate. Tomatoes take up less room and skins plus pulp make a great base for everything. I can get a ton of tomatoes in a quart jar. I'm starting to dehydrate grape leaves, pea leaves and herbs. For soups and smoothies later. I lay the leaves out and let them air dry. But you can dehydrate just about anything and they take up much less space than canning which I still do.
Great video Vivi. That's inspired me to do something with the inevitable glut of tomatoes that we'll get in September. Thanks for sharing. Take care. Nick
great video vivi you need a food mill then you dont have that 1 extra step of putting then in the blender it gets all the seeds and skin off of them love mine
All you got to do is blanche your tomatoes first, strain them and then process them thru the food mill. I'm lucky, I have a KitchenAid stand mixer and I bought the Strainer attachment a few year's back and it was sooo worth the money! I bottle about 30 1liter jars and 30 500ml jars of tomato sauce and whole tomatoes every year. So worth the trouble! :)
If it is anything similar to the Victorio Food Mill do be sure to watch the videos of how to best use it. I have a 'knock off' and nearly ruined my dear food mill today by not following instructions whilst processing blackcurrant berries that had already been steam-juiced. I'm happy to report that my food mill did survive the mishap even though my hands are now well and truly blue-stained.
My tomatoes are starting to fall on the ground I was planning on drying then after this video I will be freezing some Thanks for the information I also will make soup and freeze it
Check your canning book again! I believe that if your fruit (in this case, tomatoes) is hot and your jars are sterilized and still hot, your boiling water bath needs to be just 10 minutes... NOT 2 HOURS!!! Also, many nutrients are in the skins. Try just whizzing skins and all in the blender. I used to remove skins, but now I blend skins and all if I roast tomatoes to freeze. If I cook tomatoes on top of the stove to make sauce to bottle, I cook them down WITH the skins on and put it all through the food mill to make sauce. Re: your issue with the food mill- cook the tomatoes first! Then you might have to give your little tomatoes a chop so they don't just roll. Also, turn the handle 3 or 4 times one direction, then a couple of times the opposite way 'round. This will mix them up better and scrape the bottom clean of smashed skins and seeds.
I also blend the tomatoes with skins, never had an issue with bits of skin left afterwards, I did it that way simply I didn't have time to peel the skins. Might be worth trialling it out and see ;)
How big is your freezer? Is it under your countertop? It would be fun to see how you pack all your lovely frozen veggies into it. My tomatoes are all still green - I got them in late. Fingers crossed I have some to store!
Under counter freezer......and it's jam packed......but I eat from it regularly to make room for the next crop. I have masses of green toms too - just hoping for some more sunshine now to help the,m ripen......
Soups are my favorite Vivi! I could eat soup on the hottest summer day with the a/c on of corse...lol! I was going to make a canning video myself but I didn't for the exact reason you didn't. I've never had any problems when it comes to canning tomatoes. But didn't want to put out a video and then something go wrong on their end. You have a great idea for freezing your toms. ✌🏼️❤️&🍅
In the USA we have Mason Jars, Kerr Jars, and Ball jars. The lids, as far as I know, are interchangeable for the different sizes but the seal top might not be reusable. I'm not sure why they are not also sold with kits to add new seals on the lids.
funny about the food mill practice need. I have one too and have yet to use it b/c I was slightly intimidated. I'd like to use it to get seeds out of blackberries but wondering if 1. i can manage it the first time and 2. I can deal with the mess quickly that it makes. If you learn anything , pass it on!
Aren't there blight-free varieties of tomatoes for the UK or are you trying to stay away from hybrids? Love your videos, Vivi. What surgery are you facing?
How wide and how deep is the water bath canner please Vivi? May go for a stock pot but will take a tape measure with me to find a similar size to a water bath! Dying to have a go at canning some of our apples this year. Invested in the Ball Blue Book recently. Keen to get creative and productive. Always look forward to your vids! 🌺
wildchild554, look for this book: Putting Food By, by Hertzberg, Vaughan, and Greene. It has been my food preservation bible for years. It is often updated.... I need a newer edition! But I have followed their guidelines and recipes and never had a problem. I'm in the US.
I am guessing that for soup, one mixes equal amounts of powder and water. Less water to make a sauce? I read the powder is good to sprinkle on salads and veggies too. Always looking for flavor!
Mason Jars and Ball Jars are the same things: Mason after John Mason who was the first one to Patent them in N America... Ball after the Ball Corporation which is currently the producer of them in N America.
I do the same thing- I think maybe I take the lazy route. But years ago when I did skin mine, I then took the skins and dried them on a cookie rack until completely dry. Then blitzed those to a power and it was an awesome little tomato powder to add to soups. If you have skins- it's a fun way to use them up. XOKK
You look nice today Vivi, nice summery top too.
I always poke my tomatoes before cooking and all the skins loosen up.
Helpful Hint#1: When doing blanching or boiling vegt. I always use the leftover water. With tomatoes I don't freeze the juice and seeds just the pulp. After I have the water, seeds and juice I make something with it like Spanish rice. This saves freezer space.
Hint#2: If you don't want to buy all of those plastic freezer containers, pop a plastic bag into the container before filling, after its frozen, take out the bag with your 1 serving and seal it and reuse the clean container for your next batch.
The boxes are all scrounged/recycled ....... mostly out of the nurses staff room! ;-)
Viewer from Minnesota, USA here. I enjoy the videos, and admire the sharp edges of the garden. These videos are a wonderful fill of the space between garden and cooking, turning the produce into veg, that so few show! Please keep making videos!
Thank you so much.......I'll try, time permitting! :-)
That's a great book, I've been crazy canning,pressure canning,dehydrating. The tomatoes and bell peppers are harvesting every other day and I've put something in the pantry each day. Today was more BlackBerry jam and spiced tomato soup, tomorrow will be pickles! Happy preserving our bountiful blessed harvest! Have a great evening!
When's lunch?
Wonderful kitchen times!!!!! Sounds blissful. Enjoy. :-)
Even your tomatoes don't make me long for winter Vivi.
I'm loving my carrot puree at the moment. Every piece of veg on my plate tonight was home grown. It felt GREAT! 💋
Oooooooooooooh, pureed carrot with soft goat's cheese!!!!!!! Great stuff eating the whole supper from your patch! Woohooo! :-)
Instead of spending money on a water bath canner you can use a large stock pot with a trivet at the bottom, Not got a trivet use a thick clean dishcloth or tea towel
Absolutely! :-)
I live an hour north of the Ball Family that made the first Ball canning jars as we call them in the USA.The Ball Family lived in Muncie Indiana, an hour or so north of Indianapolis. Any Ball canning book is excellent. They are trusted with good recipes and canning instructions. I like to can/bottle salsa from my home grown tomatoes. If I can tomatoes I like to cook them down first. Good video Vivi, and you bottle just like we do :-).
What great history. Love it. Thank you. :-)
Just wondered how to preserve any excess tomatoes so not to waste any. I’ve searched your site today Vivi and just knew you would give me a good method so, thank you. I don’t have much freezer space , but this is FAR cheaper than bottling , and if I eat them quickly they won’t stay in the freezer for long! Thanks again.
Aww, thank you Dee! :-)
Awesome update thank you Vivi for sharing
:-)
Very good plan not to video bottling. Each person needs to take responsibility for getting that risky process sorted for themselves. Researching is part of the fun anyway. Lovely video as always.
Thanks Marie. :-)
You look so pretty today Vivi! I love canning tomatoes! I use plum tomatoes and can them whole and plain so I can use them many ways as well. Yes we have Mason, Ball and another brand called Kerr. I've used all three brands with great success over the past 20 years. Your Kilner jars are cute. Love the little label area on the front of the jar. Your bird apron is the sweetest! :-) Take care, Gabby
I love my apron - my ward sisters know me so well! :-)
Thanks Vivi, I needed to see that as I've got some black cherry tomatoes that I can do that with. I'm 68 yrs and still learning, thanks again. Lovely video!!
Learning keeps us young! Never, ever sotp learning. :-)
My dad has always put me off growing tomatoes outside. But next year thanks to you I will be!
Yay! Blight is obviously an issue.......but they can be done. :-)
Thank you once again Vivi - you're such a joy : )
Thank you lovely! :-)
Yum Vivi. Now I have to find more room in the freezer. Smart ideas. Thanks!
Hahahaha - we all need more freezer room! ;-)
You have inspired me Vivi! Spent today freezing zucchini chunks & tomato soup for the winter. Never done anything like this before and I'm 52, but I had more than I could eat fresh so I thought I would give it a try. Thanks for your lovely videos!
Fantastic! Good on ya. :-)
I'm catching up on past videos and saw this one which interested me. I remember my aunt preparing tomatoes like this, but she used to cut the skins first... I don't suppose it makes a blind bit of difference either way, as long as you get the tomatoes out of their skins 😂🍅😂🍅😂🍅😂🍅 happy harvesting, hope you get a fantastic yield 👍🍅👍🍅👍
Thank you lovely......I'm pleased with the harvest so far and there is a LOT more to come......if the plants survive these storms we're having! ;-)
Vivi, great video. Great response in your comments. Four thumbs up!
Cheers! :-)
Looking good lots of yummy toms for winter.
Hopefully the rest will ripen! ;-)
good day vivi !! great information and advice about Storing your tomatoes for freezing !! thanks for sharing
Cheers! :-)
catching up, watching this one. I have the same giant waterbath canning pot that takes up half of my house. lol
Hahahaha. :-)
two hints on blanching, we always nick or cut a cross on the blossom end of the tomato before blanching for the min and then plunge into the ice water. I also invested in a skimmer to lift the tomatoes out instead of draining, that saves the energy of reheating water even the small amount and saves you arms. LoL
Cheers! :-)
Dehydrate. Tomatoes take up less room and skins plus pulp make a great base for everything. I can get a ton of tomatoes in a quart jar. I'm starting to dehydrate grape leaves, pea leaves and herbs. For soups and smoothies later. I lay the leaves out and let them air dry. But you can dehydrate just about anything and they take up much less space than canning which I still do.
Belinda Charpentier I will have try grape leaves. What do you use them in?
Belinda Charpentier I agree. Love my dehydrated tomatoes in winter. It's a great chip substitute, late night snack.
Yes, what do you use dried grape leaves in? I only use them stuffed with rice but I use them fresh.
I heard they are healthy for you.
Fabulous - thank you. :-)
Great video Vivi. That's inspired me to do something with the inevitable glut of tomatoes that we'll get in September. Thanks for sharing. Take care. Nick
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Ahhhhh.......the September glut........bottling toms morning, noon and night! Have fun. :-)
Mate when spinning your food mill, every 5th turn, do two reverse turns. Also blanch before milling too if you haven't! :) Just a tip.
Good to know I have one but haven't used it. Sounds like my old hand grinder
Cheers - will do. :-)
Thanku for sharing another brill tip Viv :) .Hope my tomatoes ripen soon x
Fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
I store my pressure canner in my water bath canner when not in use! I also use tattler canning lids which are reuseable
Excellent! :-)
great video vivi you need a food mill then you dont have that 1 extra step of putting then in the blender it gets all the seeds and skin off of them love mine
I've just been gifted one......but haven't worked out how to use it yet! ;-)
sweet hope the person tell you had to use it or look on u tube there where I go if I cant figure things out good luck sweetie
yes the toms need to be boiled before putting them in the food mill
All you got to do is blanche your tomatoes first, strain them and then process them thru the food mill. I'm lucky, I have a KitchenAid stand mixer and I bought the Strainer attachment a few year's back and it was sooo worth the money! I bottle about 30 1liter jars and 30 500ml jars of tomato sauce and whole tomatoes every year. So worth the trouble! :)
If it is anything similar to the Victorio Food Mill do be sure to watch the videos of how to best use it. I have a 'knock off' and nearly ruined my dear food mill today by not following instructions whilst processing blackcurrant berries that had already been steam-juiced. I'm happy to report that my food mill did survive the mishap even though my hands are now well and truly blue-stained.
My tomatoes are starting to fall on the ground I was planning on drying then after this video I will be freezing some Thanks for the information I also will make soup and freeze it
Excellent! Happy kitchen time! :-)
Skins slip off if you just freeze then when you defrost tada! You can also dry the skin and grind for tomato powder
jacki comber wow can you show us how it's done,Great idea thank you 👍🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
Absolutely! :-)
I use my food mill after I blanch the tomatoes. It works a treat.
Ah! Cheers. :-)
I've the same book. It gets well used. :)
I need to use mine more.......bit stuck in my ways! ;-)
Check your canning book again! I believe that if your fruit (in this case, tomatoes) is hot and your jars are sterilized and still hot, your boiling water bath needs to be just 10 minutes... NOT 2 HOURS!!! Also, many nutrients are in the skins. Try just whizzing skins and all in the blender. I used to remove skins, but now I blend skins and all if I roast tomatoes to freeze. If I cook tomatoes on top of the stove to make sauce to bottle, I cook them down WITH the skins on and put it all through the food mill to make sauce. Re: your issue with the food mill- cook the tomatoes first! Then you might have to give your little tomatoes a chop so they don't just roll. Also, turn the handle 3 or 4 times one direction, then a couple of times the opposite way 'round. This will mix them up better and scrape the bottom clean of smashed skins and seeds.
I also blend the tomatoes with skins, never had an issue with bits of skin left afterwards, I did it that way simply I didn't have time to peel the skins. Might be worth trialling it out and see ;)
Seems the skins would blitz away :-)
Cheers lovely
How big is your freezer? Is it under your countertop? It would be fun to see how you pack all your lovely frozen veggies into it.
My tomatoes are all still green - I got them in late. Fingers crossed I have some to store!
Under counter freezer......and it's jam packed......but I eat from it regularly to make room for the next crop. I have masses of green toms too - just hoping for some more sunshine now to help the,m ripen......
Soups are my favorite Vivi! I could eat soup on the hottest summer day with the a/c on of corse...lol! I was going to make a canning video myself but I didn't for the exact reason you didn't. I've never had any problems when it comes to canning tomatoes. But didn't want to put out a video and then something go wrong on their end. You have a great idea for freezing your toms. ✌🏼️❤️&🍅
Exactly! ;-)
cracking video again
Cheers. :-)
In the USA we have Mason Jars, Kerr Jars, and Ball jars. The lids, as far as I know, are interchangeable for the different sizes but the seal top might not be reusable. I'm not sure why they are not also sold with kits to add new seals on the lids.
We have to buy the seal bits separately.......fortunately they aren't too expensive. :-)
I have seen it on your bookshelf and I have the same book
I need to shake up my bookshelves to surprise you. ;-)
I'm so jealous, all my tomatoes are still green lol x
Most of mine are too.................have faith (and cross your fingers!). :-)
What Vivi did next thank you I will x
if you put your tomatoes in a box with news paper they will be ripe in no time
Cheers!
funny about the food mill practice need. I have one too and have yet to use it b/c I was slightly intimidated. I'd like to use it to get seeds out of blackberries but wondering if 1. i can manage it the first time and 2. I can deal with the mess quickly that it makes. If you learn anything , pass it on!
Will do! ;-)
Aren't there blight-free varieties of tomatoes for the UK or are you trying to stay away from hybrids? Love your videos, Vivi. What surgery are you facing?
No blight free......only blight resistant and they're all weirdo hybrids....... Yes, I stay clear of F1s and hybrids. :-)
Vivi did you know you can dehydrated the skins and grind them for a wonderful tomato powder?
Absolutely. :-)
Use sodium bicarb and water on the soil to prevent blight I use it every year 3tsp per 1 litre of water 👍 hope this helps
I usually spray it on leaves if they get a little wilty and yellow. But mostly I just start removing lower leaves.
Great tip.........might be useful when I can't spray aspirin due to rain. Thank you! :-)
What Vivi did next I use it all year round but it might make your tomatoes taste sweeter if you use it too much 👍
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Wow Vivi I have the same book hahahaha
Good huh?! :-)
oh I just love it !
How wide and how deep is the water bath canner please Vivi? May go for a stock pot but will take a tape measure with me to find a similar size to a water bath! Dying to have a go at canning some of our apples this year. Invested in the Ball Blue Book recently. Keen to get creative and productive. Always look forward to your vids! 🌺
It's 36cm wide across the top and 24cm deep. Happy bottling! :-)
What Vivi did next - Thanks Vivi! 😊🌺
:-)
Gales rain last night on the Wirral 💕tomatoe soup home made bread x yum yum chutney x do u do pickled onions xmas 💕nice vlog
Rainy days = tomato soup. Perfect! :-)
hi, great video as always. Are there any other preserving books that you would recommend too please? :)
No other books......just what my nan taught me....... :-)
ok, thamks :)
wildchild554, look for this book: Putting Food By, by Hertzberg, Vaughan, and Greene. It has been my food preservation bible for years. It is often updated.... I need a newer edition! But I have followed their guidelines and recipes and never had a problem. I'm in the US.
thank you, will have a look, I'm in uk have only really properly started preserving last year when I realized I needed alot more than just a freezer.
I just got the new edition of Putting Food By yesterday! I'm also in the US.
Dehydrate your skins . Make tomato powder with them.
Barbara Hogan What a great idea. I can only imagine the flavor one would experience.
grind in a pepper mill to make powder .Soup sauce so rich . Even 🍅 tomatoes .
Interesting......?
I am guessing that for soup, one mixes equal amounts of powder and water. Less water to make a sauce? I read the powder is good to sprinkle on salads and veggies too. Always looking for flavor!
E N I haven't had it on salad. Sounds good.
Mason Jars and Ball Jars are the same things:
Mason after John Mason who was the first one to Patent them in N America...
Ball after the Ball Corporation which is currently the producer of them in N America.
Cheers! :-)
I've never removed the skins from my tomatoes, just blitzed the lot.
I do sometimes............not often though. :-)
I do the same thing- I think maybe I take the lazy route. But years ago when I did skin mine, I then took the skins and dried them on a cookie rack until completely dry. Then blitzed those to a power and it was an awesome little tomato powder to add to soups. If you have skins- it's a fun way to use them up. XOKK
Google 'armish canning cookbook pdf' you can download canning book for free onto iPad etc or kindle , great canning book
Cheers! :-)
i do love a bacon and red lentil broth , doe
Hmmm. ;-)
vegitarian are you lol
Yep! ;-)
i do love my veg bthw viv
Good boy! ;-)
no need to skin the tomatoes or boil them viv just chuck them in the blender
Absolutely. :-)
just a suggestion , no disrepect like your postings ,
No disrespect taken lovely! All ideas in the pot to share are welcomed! :-)
Oh come on, show us the appalling technic 😃
No. Hahahahahaha. ;-)