tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074388961841555325.post3966826035652807195..comments2024-02-25T17:38:20.505-06:00Comments on artsyfartsyme: Live and Learn part 3,891 or Homemade Canned Tomato Sauce HellJaime Haneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13839361431109715942noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074388961841555325.post-50479952541741969182011-09-13T22:50:07.545-06:002011-09-13T22:50:07.545-06:00Had to laugh when I read this. I've had simila...Had to laugh when I read this. I've had similar things happen to me too.Mannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063668457015132448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074388961841555325.post-48173913007790344682011-08-06T06:59:22.678-06:002011-08-06T06:59:22.678-06:00How incredibly sad!!! I've never done this be...How incredibly sad!!! I've never done this before, either. We planted a huge amount of tomatoes (54 plants!) so we can can some. I was thinking just canned tomatoes, though, not sauce. And now, I'm definitely leaning in that direction. My first canning experience was making apple sauce last fall. It took us hours and hours and hours and part of the problem (we learned later) was that we didn't really know how to use our electric stove! For our HUGE canning pot we had the burner set to this tiny ring of heat! Hilarious looking back on it.<br /><br />Great story you'll be able to tell for years and years to come.Anne Buterahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04090778223286237879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074388961841555325.post-42964417816216404092011-08-05T18:53:47.594-06:002011-08-05T18:53:47.594-06:00My hubby does all the sauce-making and canning. I...My hubby does all the sauce-making and canning. I am the official taster! tee hee hee We don't have any tomatoes ready yet! I longingly look at the garden every day - urging them to turn red. LOL I don't envy your task, however - as I see all the hard work my hubby puts in. But the end result is always worth the trouble, right? :)Theresa MacNaughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034781876024849974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074388961841555325.post-14270707589868491102011-08-05T01:35:03.647-06:002011-08-05T01:35:03.647-06:00I had anxiety reading this post remembering back w...I had anxiety reading this post remembering back when I did this kind of crazy thing! Didn't take long to figure out it's always more expensive when you add in your time per hour!!Insane what women did way back when, also they didn't need a gym pass they got their workout cooking and cleaning!! Very funny authentic post!!! <br /><br />Hugs Giggles....Giggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713143985984314202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074388961841555325.post-87462445854077287822011-08-04T23:38:44.777-06:002011-08-04T23:38:44.777-06:00OMG!!! You made me laugh!!!! That is sooo funny!!!...OMG!!! You made me laugh!!!! That is sooo funny!!! Good for you! At least you had the experience and you will never think of it again!!! Pricless!!!Heather Fousthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01137718419513676603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074388961841555325.post-63397370263428700902011-08-04T14:41:41.192-06:002011-08-04T14:41:41.192-06:00you have made this into such a funny story! i love...you have made this into such a funny story! i love the $50 per jar comment. good for you for finishing the job. it will no doubt be the best sauce you have ever eaten! and i appreciate the advance warning!Kitchen-Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01276668093943843651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074388961841555325.post-59451601937685642432011-08-04T14:06:41.770-06:002011-08-04T14:06:41.770-06:00Oh dear...been there done that :( Did you end up w...Oh dear...been there done that :( Did you end up with wrinkly fingers after peeling the skins? I have a lot of Italian friends and they don't make sauce individually. It's a massive family production...mums, sisters, aunts, grandmothers, cousins...everyone. They even roped me in a couple of years ago. They don't grow the tomatoes themselves they buy them from a local grower. Baskets and baskets of Romas. They set up these cookers with big pots...usually in someone's garage and many hours later out comes jars and jars of sauce. Everyone takes a turn minding the pots and doing the stirring etc. It's a tradition with lots of fun too....and, amazing sauce:)Mary Ann Tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064111648107079739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074388961841555325.post-49994918496955943032011-08-04T07:12:51.714-06:002011-08-04T07:12:51.714-06:00Years ago I used to can tomatoes and make jam. Th...Years ago I used to can tomatoes and make jam. These days its hard to find the time and the produce! :-)Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08824473397605172813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074388961841555325.post-48740284958276195122011-08-03T11:56:52.229-06:002011-08-03T11:56:52.229-06:00oh my goodness what a disaster!! My mom cans her o...oh my goodness what a disaster!! My mom cans her own tomatoes, and I know it is a long process but I didn't think it was that long! I don't think I'd be attempting this again either if I were you, lol ! way too much time and effort for so little result. Oh well, I am sure these ones will taste so amazing when you get to use them<br />xoxo<br />bettypinkglitterfaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767922852249380772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074388961841555325.post-24490884447715185362011-08-03T05:31:31.491-06:002011-08-03T05:31:31.491-06:00Well, at least you can say you did it once! You we...Well, at least you can say you did it once! You were brave to start in the first place in my books !<br />Enjoy those precious jars !Kim Mailhothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13849980369873306402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074388961841555325.post-23178735697546673832011-08-03T04:37:03.329-06:002011-08-03T04:37:03.329-06:00I made my first homemade sauce earlier this summer...I made my first homemade sauce earlier this summer- we don't have as many plants as you, so what we did was put them (halved and seeded) into ziplock bags in the freezer and kept adding to them until we had 5 pounds. Freezing them has one little benefit- when you defrost (on the counter), the skins are "hand peelable" so no blanching or burning your fingers :D Then I used Cheryl's recipe from the Healing Woman, which while time consuming, was not nearly as bad as the other recipes I'd read....<br />Like you, we didn't end up with as much sauce as I'd hoped for, but it WAS delicious! Also, instead of canning, the ziplock freezer bags are great for storing the sauce in the freezer!<br />Hugs, <br />StephanieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215381410223424522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074388961841555325.post-30709808321404825552011-08-03T04:02:30.636-06:002011-08-03T04:02:30.636-06:00Oh this is funny--but I admire your determination,...Oh this is funny--but I admire your determination, and I'm sure you'll appreciate this sauce like an expensive bottle of fine wine.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471868216912351266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5074388961841555325.post-7417856499679365832011-08-02T23:22:07.097-06:002011-08-02T23:22:07.097-06:00I used to go through all that. Not any more. I giv...I used to go through all that. Not any more. I give most of my tomatoes aways and have given lots this season. I made tomato sauce, cooled it and put it in plastic containers and freeze it in the garage freezer. I've got enough to last all winter. It's just too much work to jar them but looks like you did a great job.GlorV1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06789212398770555465noreply@blogger.com