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It’s garden time! Get those tomato plants in the ground! You can use any tomatoes in your home canning, but Romas, also known as paste tomatoes, are the most popular selection for many uses because they have thicker, meatier walls and contain less water. Other popular canning varieties are Beefsteaks and Better Boys. My favorite tomato for canning, however, is the free tomato! Whatever type of tomato you use, make sure there are no cracks or rotten spots. I can tomatoes by the boxful every summer and it’s the one item in the pantry I’m sure to run out of because I use tomatoes in so many things. It’s been a long time since I had to buy canned tomatoes to make pizza or lasagna or spaghetti. Home-canned tomatoes will really spoil you to anything else!
Several people asked about the Roasted Roma Tomatoes recipe shown in the photo on my last post. I’ve added it to Farm Bell Recipes here. For more great recipes and canning know-how, you need a BBB!
It’s a Ball Blue Book Project day! Today’s Ball Blue Book is sponsored by the Ladies at Auburn Meadow Farm. Visit them here!
For a chance to win: Leave a comment on this post and let me know you want it. You can just put (BBB) at the end of your comment or otherwise note that you want to be in the draw. One winner will be drawn by random comment number to receive a Ball Blue Book. Eligible entry cut-off is midnight Eastern (U.S.) time tonight (May 13). This post will be updated with the winner by 9 a.m. Eastern (U.S.) time tomorrow (May 14). Return to this post to claim your book if your name is drawn (or check the BBB Winners List).
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UPDATE 05/13/11: The winning comment number, drawn by random.org, is comment number 43, kindigo27. Email me at CITRgiveaways@yahoo.com with your full name and address for shipping!
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Posted by Suzanne McMinn on May 12, 2011
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Granny Trace
http://www.grannytracescrapsandsquares.com
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This year I am planting Amish Paste tomatoes, a heritage variation of Romas. If they can survive our clay soil, we will be rocking the sauce! Right now, though, they are suffering.
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Special thanks to the ladies at AMF and of course, to you, Suzanne!
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Please add my name to the list!
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I got a bit of a late start this year, but my first tomatoes are finally getting ripe now. Thanks Suzanne and Auburn Meadow Farm.
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Just kidding, put my name in the pot, pun intended.
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I love growing tomatoes and this year I have oh… about 20 different varieties for all different purposes. Canning, eating out of hand in the garden, slicing, freezing and dehydrating.
It’s still a bit early for me to be planting my maters out. They are all still patiently waiting under the grow lights for our last frost date and, I can hardly wait!
Wishing success to all the tomato growers out there this year.
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thanks for the giveaway Suzanne! BBB
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I know it’s early up here to be putting them out, last frost date is around Memorial Day, up here, but since we’re using the global buckets again, if we need to, we can just carry them into the backroom for a night.
Alas, probably not enough to can. Particularly since the neighbors seemed really interested in them. Still, I would love a BBB!
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I could really use this book. Planting out first garden this weekend and need to learn how to can! Also have our goats coming next weekend! Can't wait!
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