stubbed toes and mud pies

[flowerbug]

canning tomatoes this morning while waiting for the dew to dry off out there. looks like i have about 16-18 quarts to get into jars now that i have them skinned, cored and chunked. resting a bit before i get them hot and pack into jars and seal.

 

[digitS']

Wow.

And, I was content with our recent 4 quarts of pasta sauce start.

The question for us is how much remains in the freezer from 2024? That was a very good tomato year. So much so, that we reduced the # of this year's plants. September's production is still on the vine. The green, before-frost fruit will likely be destined for the same sauce processing.

Steve

 

[flowerbug]

that was just what was left from the first picking. i haven't looked at the tomato patch since that day because i don't want to see how much more damage the raccoons might be doing...

it was 16 & 1/2 quarts total.

 

[flowerbug]

picked four buckets of tomatoes and another bucket of rejects that got buried. will be canning some of these tonight.

tomatoes are so sweet the ants are going after them. first time i've seen that. maybe also because it has been dry... hmm...