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GulfCoast66

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26. Yeah. Too much sugar in those for fermentation pickling.

Sat Aug 8, 2020, 11:54 PM

Aug 2020

I so envy you home grown tomatoes in late summer which I grew up with. P

It’s nice having them November thru May, but something about a BLT with of lots of mayo in August with a home grown tomato. After 33 years in Florida I still miss it.

But you have a better option. Blanch and skin them and freeze them. My grandmother born in 05 stopped canning once she got power and a freezer in the 50’s. The quality is really better. Especially if you get a Foodsaver. I have 3 freezers full of Venison, self caught fish and home grown produce. It really is the way to go. And if you don’t have a foodsaver then you are losing out more than you know. When you pull the air out of frozen products they last forever. I bet I’ve saved $5000 in the last 5 years.

Have a great evening. And have an August BLT for me.

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There is a shortage of... CANNING LIDS! What a weird time we live in.... [View all] NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 OP

Can you freeze & can later SheltieLover Aug 2020 #1

No room in the freezer (we are already loaded up with pesto, sauce, berries, etc). NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #3

Yes, they are nice folks SheltieLover Aug 2020 #13

we have one freezer, but power outages are common here - which then NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #16

We have freq power outages too SheltieLover Aug 2020 #18

Oh, dear lord. PoindexterOglethorpe Aug 2020 #41

Yes it is SheltieLover Aug 2020 #43

Make sure they pack them in a box where they can't be seen or heard. Blue_true Aug 2020 #28

So....look for Italian passatta jars and lids Drahthaardogs Aug 2020 #2

out of stock! NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #5

Try this Drahthaardogs Aug 2020 #21

thanks..... NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #23

You may hate it. But did you look on Amazon? Blue_true Aug 2020 #30

our goal is 50 quarts, so we can eat them in recipes weekly from my last fresh picked to next year's NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #31

Check Ebay, expect post office delay. sarcasmo Aug 2020 #4

the prices are being kicked up outrageously. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #9

The times we live in, everything short stocked is up. sarcasmo Aug 2020 #22

That is because everyone is gardening this year LeftInTX Aug 2020 #6

COVID has created countless new gardeners NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #10

Many don't realize that a garden would have to be huge in order to support even just 2 people Kaleva Aug 2020 #57

dry them! Kali Aug 2020 #7

I think I will be OK, but thanks, got two friends getting some into the mail Monday. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #12

when I say dry I mean crunchy dry, not oily and leathery like some Kali Aug 2020 #19

I've got 132 plants cranking them out - all different varieties NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #20

OMG Kali Aug 2020 #24

all you need to do is ask - I've got thousands of varieties, probably 50K packets of seeds NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #25

ok! Kali Aug 2020 #27

well, I am pretty deep into tomato R and D and people keep sending me their NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #29

Do you run the oven roasted tomatoes through a sauce maker after roasting them, Blue_true Aug 2020 #33

neither seeds or skin bother us - and we like our sauce chunky NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #36

It is good that you can eat them that way. The seeds drive me nuts. Blue_true Aug 2020 #39

There is no way we could 30 pounds from one plant in South Texas LeftInTX Aug 2020 #61

Try something completely different. Pickle some of them. GulfCoast66 Aug 2020 #8

thanks for the idea. NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #15

Yeah. Too much sugar in those for fermentation pickling. GulfCoast66 Aug 2020 #26

At least you can do winter tomatoes! LeftInTX Aug 2020 #62

At my nearest Walmart... WestLosAngelesGal Aug 2020 #11

It is a regional issue here - NO store has any. And no one seems to know why! NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #14

My local grocery had plenty of wide-mouth lids this week Retrograde Aug 2020 #34

same here - I have wide mouth lids, but normal mouth quart jars! NRaleighLiberal Aug 2020 #35

What did people do before canning lids? silverweb Aug 2020 #17

Commercial canning only goes back to the early 1800s Retrograde Aug 2020 #32

We need to relearn some of these old techniques. silverweb Aug 2020 #45

I'm working on converting my entire back yard into a vegetable garden and orchard. Kaleva Aug 2020 #56

Real pickling. Water, salt and good bacteria. It last a long time. Put it in a crock. GulfCoast66 Aug 2020 #42

Nice! silverweb Aug 2020 #44

Ok. So I put that in for effect. I'm media trained! GulfCoast66 Aug 2020 #51

A crazy world, indeed. silverweb Aug 2020 #54

I agree. But is not possible for so many people. GulfCoast66 Aug 2020 #63

I made fermented sugar snap peas this year and I'm going to ferment a lot of tomatos Kaleva Aug 2020 #55

Cook down to paste consistency? central scrutinizer Aug 2020 #37

To our genius NRL-I check with the library regularly. Your book is in constant circulation, niyad Aug 2020 #38

DUers noticed the coin shortage before almost anyone Renew Deal Aug 2020 #40

A lot of shortages have to do with everybody staying home. People are not out and about ... Hekate Aug 2020 #46

I never know what they'll be out of from week-to-week at the grocery store Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #47

Rice vinegar and mayonnaise were scarce for a while here Retrograde Aug 2020 #49

Bread was scarce early on, now they seem to have plenty Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #52

There's also a nationwide shortage of freezers jmowreader Aug 2020 #48

I'm unsure we've really been doing any canning this year sakabatou Aug 2020 #50

Hey, you uppityperson Aug 2020 #53

I actually thought this might happen and I bought boston bean Aug 2020 #58

How many plants does it take to get to 50 lbs of tomatoes? Just curious. Buckeyeblue Aug 2020 #59

I just sold a huge bag of canning lids and rings for $5. sinkingfeeling Aug 2020 #60

Hi. I've never tried it, but you can seal with wax the items that will be eaten first. It's not txwhitedove Aug 2020 #64

May I send you some? Jane Austin Aug 2020 #65