Tomato Juice: How to Prepare and Preserve

For the fun of jumping ahead: the result. From a heaping 5-gallon bucket of tomates I now have 6 quarts of tomato juice and 7 pints.

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesTo my recollection, the last time I canned anything was around 20 years ago. As I am producing my own food, canning is one of the homestead activities I want to incorporate back into my life. One family branch has a tradition of eating tomato gravy at Christmas gatherings. I have been blessed with… Continue reading Tomato Juice: How to Prepare and Preserve

Preserving Stewed Tomatoes

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesI met Julie in the summer of 2018 the night we both attended Bremen Farmer’s Market. I think the first words I spoke to her were, “I love your cart.” She was selling fresh cut flowers on a repurposed old fire hose reel cart. We became friends. And it seems that I have known… Continue reading Preserving Stewed Tomatoes