How to Can, Freeze or Preserve Tomatoes
Are you flooded with tomatoes from your garden, and wishing you
could somehow store the tomatoes, can them, freeze them for that great taste in
the winter? Now you can! This page provides the links to our illustrated
tomato recipes
and canning* directions - so easy ANYONE can do it, along with a multitude of
other recipes, guides and canning instructions from the USDA and many
universities. The red highlighted entries are new for Summer 2008! Those of you
who still speak the "Queen's English" will probably be more familiar with terms
"bottling" or "tinning" rather than canning! But it means the same!
Look for the recipes, pages and directions that are new for Summer 2008 with NEW!
next to them!
Some of these require a pressure canner to prevent potential spoilage and
food poisoning, due to the low acid content of the food. For others, you
can use a Water Bath Canner OR a Pressure Canner. I've noted what's
required for each, below, following each entry, with
W for water bath,
P for Pressure canner, and
W, P for either may be used!
Canning tomatoes (in water bath canners)
 | Canned tomatoes using a water bath canner - W, P | ||||
| NEW! Tomato sauce - W, P | ||||
| NEW! Tomato paste - W, P | ||||
| NEW! Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W, P | ||||
| Tomato salsa - W, P | ||||
| Spaghetti sauce - without meat - W, P | ||||
| Spaghetti sauce - with meat - P | ||||
| Ketchup.. or if you prefer... How to make catsup - W, P | ||||
| NEW! SUPER-EASY homemade ketchup recipe | ||||
| NEW! Tomato soup or tomato-basil soup - W, P | ||||
| NEW!
Tomato Preserves
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Canning Tomatoes in Pressure canners
| Canned tomatoes using a pressure canner - P |
| NEW! Baked Beans With Tomato or Molasses Sauce - P |
Freezing Tomatoes
| How to freeze tomatoes from you garden or the farm; for that fresh taste this winter! |
Drying tomatoes
| NEW!
How to make Sun-Dried
Tomatoes
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Frequently Asked Questions About Canning, Freezing and Preserving Tomatoes
See this page for answers to many common questions about tomatoes.
General Canning know-how
Picking tips
| Picking tips for fruits |
| Picking tips for vegetables |
| Choosing the right varieties |
And write me, if you want directions for something I've missed.
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Canning, Freezing and Drying Equipment and Supplies
Trivia
| A Brief History of the Home
Canning Jar: From Mason to Kerr to Ball and More |
Other Detailed Canning, Freezing and Drying Guides and Recipes
| Comprehensive Canning Guides and Recipes - look here for recipes that you don't see above! |
| FAQs - Answers to common questions and problems |
| Free government and
university publications about canning to download and print |
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Home Canning KitsThis is the same type of standard canner that my grandmother
used to make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and
spaghetti sauce!. This complete kit includes everything you need and
lasts for years: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs,
lid lifting wand, a plastic funnel,
labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball Blue Book. It's much cheaper than buying the items separately. You'll never need anything else except jars and lids (and the jars are reusable). To see more canners, of different styles, makes and prices, click here! |
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Lids, Rings, Jars, mixes, pectin, etc.Need lids, rings and replacement jars? Or pectin to make jam, spaghetti sauce or salsa mix or pickle mixes? Get them all here, and usually at lower prices than your local store! |
This page was updated on 9-Dec-2008
