tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post8025096153468047249..comments2023-10-23T13:07:54.920-07:00Comments on Mennonite Girls Can Cook: Freezing TomatoesLovella ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/13870567090244361779noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-25388590754901751142017-11-22T18:57:11.584-08:002017-11-22T18:57:11.584-08:00Does anyone find frozen tomatoes to be very, very ...Does anyone find frozen tomatoes to be very, very strong and acidic in flavour? I've been freezing mine for years but the flavour when cooked is incredibly strong. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13983576344422604210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-1475249110552107622012-09-23T15:09:25.695-07:002012-09-23T15:09:25.695-07:00Hi,
I,m like you...I've bought a box...for mak...Hi,<br />I,m like you...I've bought a box...for making salsa because I like to double Judys batch and make several batches. It's a full day's work. I've never make salsa from my frozen tomatoes...I would still dip them in hot water, as the skins peal off so easily. I find that right now I have green peppers, onions jalapenos and they are all so fresh. I prefer to use fresh produce when I can my salsa and use the frozen tomatoes in chilli/soups and spaghetti sauces.<br />Hopefully that helps.<br /> Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232992558954142820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-33009235020168118042012-09-19T13:04:14.411-07:002012-09-19T13:04:14.411-07:00I love to make salsa, but have a hard time getting...I love to make salsa, but have a hard time getting enough of my tomatoes to ripen all at once in order to make a big batch. Maybe freezing the tomatoes is the answer! How do I proceed with making salsa once my tomatoes are frozen? Do you still dip them in hot water to get the skin off? Does it change the consistency of the salsa? Taste or texture? It sure sounds a lot simpler because then my tomatoes can wait for me, instead of me waiting for them! I made Judy's salsa for the first time last year and it is by far my favourite recipe that I have ever tasted, homemade or bought! It is so tasty with just the right amount of kick. Thanks for helping me with my tomato problem!<br />KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-79462505000084075372012-09-18T16:47:12.862-07:002012-09-18T16:47:12.862-07:00I have something very similar... my husband bought...I have something very similar... my husband bought some funnels from Canadian Tire, they came in a pack of three. I took the largest one and cut off the funnel and about an inch up from there...and that is how thrifty mine is:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-28667680598686064242012-08-13T16:16:38.011-07:002012-08-13T16:16:38.011-07:00I started freezing tomatoes last year and would al...I started freezing tomatoes last year and would always add one or two to my lasagna (tasted fresher than with just tomato paste), and I cut out the stem/core before I freeze them. My canning funnel is from Dollarama and I'm pretty sure they have them there year-round.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-10968575251486167512012-03-29T12:20:17.907-07:002012-03-29T12:20:17.907-07:00Do the frozen tomatoes also work for salads and sa...Do the frozen tomatoes also work for salads and sandwiches?Jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-26918617032348601682011-10-02T20:40:41.889-07:002011-10-02T20:40:41.889-07:00SUCH and interesting blog that got so many respons...SUCH and interesting blog that got so many responses!! So, I'll add mine. :) I think I've always used a canning! I'm pretty sure my mom had one, too, but I don't remember that far back.<br />Manitoba Mother, I've thought the same thing about saying "unthaw". Like the lady from the Netherlands said, it would actually mean freezing!! Just like the term "plug out". My friends say that sounds so funny, but I think it's a direct translation from 'aus' whatever it is in German!! So 'unplug' is the correct way of saying it. ;)lilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08536713888836365850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-70425820812910142742011-09-30T10:12:42.856-07:002011-09-30T10:12:42.856-07:00In the North of the Netherlands we use the word on...In the North of the Netherlands we use the word ontdooien, meaning unthawing. I guess that really means freezing, but we do mean thawing, unthawing was just right to my mind. I like the Mennonite girls site, learning things and recognizing things, it is a small world, the kitchenworld.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-63472386348309340712011-09-30T06:09:30.413-07:002011-09-30T06:09:30.413-07:00I got my stainless steel canning funnel at Lee Val...I got my stainless steel canning funnel at Lee Valley Tools. It's great. I also got a Bernardin snap lid magnet. Basically it,s a magnet on a stick, but it means no more fiddlefaddling around trying to separate snap lids in a pan of boiling water. These are my two secrets to happy canning.Karenhttp://www.thedaleystamper.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-6007450291981217952011-09-29T09:37:13.774-07:002011-09-29T09:37:13.774-07:00My mom gave me the canning funnel she had when we ...My mom gave me the canning funnel she had when we were growing up. Looks just like yours only with a few more dings and creases. Works great for everything canning. Used it when we were kids-good times.emtdlbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099751076974599707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-47045950414403130902011-09-28T17:18:33.795-07:002011-09-28T17:18:33.795-07:00I was taught to freeze fresh tomatoes when we were...I was taught to freeze fresh tomatoes when we were living in Churchill and the fresh-produce-on-the-train-day did not coincide with my one day a month cooking day.<br /><br />Since then I've also kept a container of chopped green onions in the freezer. Great for adding a garnish to soups or for making quesadillas, or anything else where texture is not an issue.<br /><br />We got our canning funnel in 2001, the first year our Saskatoons bore fruit and I was learning to can. I haven't done any canning since but use the funnel a lot! Ours came from the local small town grocer in canning season but you can also find them at Home Hardware.<br /><br />I don't can our fruit but freeze both our saskatoons and our cherries. I also dry the cherries but haven't tried drying the s'toons yet.<br /><br />I also did a lot of "unthawing" being from Low German ancestry and growing up in a predominantly Mennonite community, until I married my grammar police husband over 25 years ago.Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10437244856844528391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-36184932581153994172011-09-28T09:51:17.189-07:002011-09-28T09:51:17.189-07:00I also use my canning funnel when storing bulk dry...I also use my canning funnel when storing bulk dry goods in smaller containers...makes pouring things like flour or grains or dried beans very easy.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip on the tomatoes! I never thought of freezing them whole - what a timesaver!Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-44902068587515287402011-09-28T09:20:50.120-07:002011-09-28T09:20:50.120-07:00It is a canning funnel. I have my grandmothers fu...It is a canning funnel. I have my grandmothers funnel. I love using it. She was a great canner of all the produce from my Papa's garden. Love your blog and cookbook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-78130264853398000382011-09-28T08:32:04.081-07:002011-09-28T08:32:04.081-07:00I really appreciate my canning funnel, I never kne...I really appreciate my canning funnel, I never knew people canned without them :O I could see that being tricky.Steffaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11250759676124166556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-79336441555200589522011-09-28T07:25:42.837-07:002011-09-28T07:25:42.837-07:00I'm from the Uk so I call my gadget a jam funn...I'm from the Uk so I call my gadget a jam funnel, but it is exactly the same thing! I have had it for several years and wouldn't be without it when I am making jam, marmalade, pickles and chutneys.<br /><br />We also freeze tomatoes like that, although I delegate the peeling of the frozen ones to my husband when I want to use them.Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10875708145472914122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-27531653991988909882011-09-28T03:46:42.927-07:002011-09-28T03:46:42.927-07:00I have one of those canning gadgets too - a great ...I have one of those canning gadgets too - a great help! I'm following your advice for the tomatoes. We almost had a frost this morning - so I'm heading out to pick the tomatoes and pop them in the freezer. Thanks!!Kathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954229132389021143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-84622502633577615832011-09-27T19:41:07.103-07:002011-09-27T19:41:07.103-07:00I had one of those canning funnels, and wouldn'...I had one of those canning funnels, and wouldn't can without it! I kept it even after I moved into an RV and have no room to store canned goods. It's still great for filling jars with leftover sauces, etc. <br />The highbush cranberries are a new thing to me here in the Northeast, but that pie makes me drool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-60701806604821309672011-09-27T05:17:03.872-07:002011-09-27T05:17:03.872-07:00wow - who'd have thought you could freeze toma...wow - who'd have thought you could freeze tomatoes - not me :) thanks for sharing and thanks too to Lovella! now I know what to do with those few tomatoes I keep picking while I wait to get enough to make more salsaAnitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06983546702148164121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-25029636141478635362011-09-27T02:06:40.065-07:002011-09-27T02:06:40.065-07:00I could HUG you!! I had NO IDEA you could freeze t...I could HUG you!! I had NO IDEA you could freeze tomatoes...what a GREAT tip, thank you so much.Coleens Recipeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273119586207995489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-44449708469916997822011-09-27T02:02:10.851-07:002011-09-27T02:02:10.851-07:00I got mine from a Rubbermaid home party just after...I got mine from a Rubbermaid home party just after we were married - 30 some years ago! I thought every home canner had one.Mary @ Neat and Tidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160435782347545564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-38708709616659670662011-09-26T23:42:47.525-07:002011-09-26T23:42:47.525-07:00I have a couple canning funnels. Aside from the c...I have a couple canning funnels. Aside from the containment of whatever is on the way into the jar, I like the headspace marks on the inside of the neck of the funnel. I was sure I would see a reference to that in the comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-30186246510317990412011-09-26T19:50:48.546-07:002011-09-26T19:50:48.546-07:00My mom froze everything, as we had only a tiny Hud...My mom froze everything, as we had only a tiny Hudson's Bay company for groceries and dry goods. People, as you say, are often surprised that it's possible. I'm a Manitoba girl, and not even close to being Mennonite or near a Mennonite community but have always said "unthaw"!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-19441945584868545112011-09-26T19:19:20.912-07:002011-09-26T19:19:20.912-07:00Oh yes...I definitely freeze my tomatoes when I ca...Oh yes...I definitely freeze my tomatoes when I can't keep up with them. This summer when I was making my first batch of pizza sauce I was a little short on tomatoes...went to the freezer to supplement from there :) Works great!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477376497021019060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-41855205665452584702011-09-26T17:16:07.164-07:002011-09-26T17:16:07.164-07:00Yep a canning funnel and can probably be found wit...Yep a canning funnel and can probably be found with all kitchen gadgets. I have had mine for at least 25 years and even though I no longer can I use it for many other things. Hard to believe you have canned and never had one, can't imagine doing without.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269786025028565093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6454531829676162260.post-41534129614820623492011-09-26T16:41:27.155-07:002011-09-26T16:41:27.155-07:00Freezing extra tomatoes has been a SoCal kitchen p...Freezing extra tomatoes has been a SoCal kitchen practice for years. Can't recall who taught me the practice; the only difference between how you do it and how we did it was we always dried the tomatoes carefully a froze them on a cookie sheet, so they wouldn't touch and freeze together before we bagged them.Thoughts on Life and Millinery.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15826496514403918108noreply@blogger.com