Keeping tomatoes

[RickN]

I ran across this and had never heard of it. Thought some of you might find it interesting.


"Did you know that preserving tomatoes in ash is an age-old technique that dates back centuries?

Long before refrigeration, our ancestors used this method to keep tomatoes fresh. The ash, with its alkaline and antibacterial properties, created conditions that inhibited bacterial and fungal growth, allowing tomatoes to remain firm and flavorful. This sustainable practice highlights the ingenuity of ancient wisdom—utilizing natural resources to extend the shelf life of food."

 

[Free Trapper]

Interesting. If I remember correctly (its only been 60+ years) Mama used to keep her taters in ashes from the fireplace. She canned most of the maters, so I don't know id she ever tried this or not.

I wish I would have paid more attention when she was canning, but I had other things on my mind =)

 

[p238shooter]

One year I had a lot of green tomatoes just before an early freeze. Picked them, wrapped some of them in newspaper and put in a cardboard box in the garage. Forgot about them till I was looking for a certain size box to wrap a Christmas present. We had fried green tomatoes for New Years Day. Really good.

Yep, wish we had paid more attention to Grandmas and Great Grandmas ways of doing things. Thanks for posting

 

[okierider]

How to Freeze Tomatoes

Did you know that you can freeze raw tomatoes with and without their skins? Tomatoes may be frozen raw or cooked, whole, sliced, chopped, or puréed. Tomatoes do not need to be blanched before freezing. Frozen tomatoes are best used in cooked foods such as soups, sauces and stews as they become...

food.unl.edu

Have not tried this yet but have seen videos on YT. I do can a lot of tomatoes. Of course fresh is best but having your garden veggies canned is better because you control what goes in the jar!!
Also still eating taters from the garden but will run out shortly . Need to grow more next year.

 

[swampratt]

I had green cherry tomatoes on the vine in the backyard and I let the vines crawl along the ground. They would get over 25 feet long.
In the winter they would no longer turn red and I piled all the tree leaves on top of them so I had a 2 foot stack of leaves I was going to let mulch down until spring.

Spring rolls around and I dig through the pile and I had dozens of red tomatoes ready to eat.

I like that ash idea.
I generate a lot of ashes.