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[–] 101 points 4 months ago (23 children)

I grow tomatoes because they taste infinitely better than what you can buy.

Yes, I end up with more tomatoes than I can consume. For about one month. For about 8 months of the year if I want fresh tomatoes I have to buy them still.

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  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago (18 children)

    Why don't you can and freeze your extra tomatoes?

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  • [–] 23 points 4 months ago (17 children)

    Why do you think I don't?

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    I'm just confused about how you can have more tomatoes than you could possibly eat during grow season, but still have to buy tomatoes for 3/4 of the year

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  • [–] 31 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    I said fresh tomatoes. You can't make a salad with frozen tomatoes.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (10 children)

    Because you said you buy them from the store off-season.

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  • [–] 19 points 4 months ago (9 children)

    I said fresh tomatoes.

    You don't make a tomato salad with frozen tomatoes.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (5 children)

    I wonder, could you freeze a tomato salad? I make mine with a ton of oil and vinegar (plus they are sliced, so a ton of tomato juice) to the point where it’s almost like a soup. I’ve never tried but I wonder if that would freeze ok.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (3 children)

    If it were possible and safe to freeze raw tomatoes for salads, you would have seen packages of them in your grocer's freezer. If you're willing to use them for soup/stew, here's how to do it without making anyone sick:

    https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/freeze/vegetable/freezing-tomatoes/

    There's links on the page for a lot of other garden vegetables as well.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    I was thinking I could freeze the salad after making it. Maybe I make my tomato salads different than others here. I use so much vinegar and oil it’s practically a soup. And soup freezes, so I’m thinking this would work. (I am not thinking of freezing whole fresh tomatoes, if that’s what people are wondering.)

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    I get it, but it's really gonna be soup after you freeze and thaw it. Might develop a different flavor profile too. And if you keep it any real length of time, even frozen, you could be growing bacteria because they're not dead just slowed down. Read up on safe techniques on the website. And try freezing one portion of your salad for a few days, (that's at least as safe as leaving it in the fridge) then thaw it and see if it's going to be worth the trouble.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Learn canning, return to the Old Ways

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