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We have been getting a lot of tomatoes from our garden<\/a> lately. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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I have made salsa, guacamole, used them in salads and recipes and given them to friends. I have also blanched them so I could freeze them to use later. I love adding them to soups and sauces in the winter time. Freezing tomatoes is really easy. <\/span><\/span>

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 How to Blanch Tomatoes:<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/u><\/div>\n

1. Wash your tomatoes and cut off stems and blemishes. They should be firm.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Add a few tomatoes to boiling water and boil for only 60 seconds. I only do a few at a time since you don’t have to boil for very long.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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 3. Remove tomatoes from boiling water with a slotted spoon and put into a bowl of ice water for a few seconds.<\/span><\/span>

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<\/span><\/span> 4. Remove skins of tomatoes. It should slide off easily.<\/span><\/span>

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<\/span><\/span>5. Cut tomatoes into desired size pieces. I like to dice or chunk mine for future sauce and soup recipes. You can also remove seeds if you wish.<\/span><\/span>

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<\/span><\/span>6. Put portions of tomatoes and juice into ziploc bags, label and freeze.<\/span><\/span>

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That’s it! It is SO easy! I used to buy canned tomatoes for soups and sauces but then I learned that BPA leaches into canned goods, esp. tomatoes since they are acidic. So freezing fresh organic tomatoes is much better. I look forward to having these from my garden when the snow starts flying here in Indiana:)<\/span><\/span>

<\/span><\/span>What do you freeze from your garden?<\/span><\/span>

<\/span><\/span>Thanks for reading! Have a great day!!<\/span><\/span>

<\/span><\/span>Rebecca<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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