Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Freezing whole Tomatoes - Fast and easy

Freezing Whole Tomatoes -
Quick and Easy

Fresh Tomatoes
cookie sheet
gallon freezer bags

Wash tomatoes and remove stem end
Place whole tomatoes on cookie sheet,
making sure they are not touching.
Place cookie sheet in the freezer.

When tomatoes are frozen solid,
remove tomatoes one by one and place in gallon freezer bags.

Freezing this way, you can remove as many or as few as you need. They will Not thaw well for sandwiches, but are perfect to use in stews, sauces, soups, italian dishes, chilis, etc.

variations;
if you prefer, you may also blanch tomatoes and remove the skin before freezing.



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