"Mike Lyle" wrote in message
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"Douglas" wrote in message
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"Alan Gould" wrote in message
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extra fruits would come at a time of glut and after we have frozen all
we wish to.
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Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

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Dear Alan and Joan,
Yet again my enthusiasm for tomato growing has exceeded our ability to
scoff
all the proceeds.
(They are at present just now top-snipped @ five trusses), it is
apparent
I've overplanted - again. and even though a couple of needy relations of
good report (They clean our house for us each week, Bless 'Em.), always
get
a few bagsful, It will leave me with a surplus.
I have been hoarding a few jamjars and promising myself I will preserve
some
this year, - ( 'cos I like tomatoes, ) -for the first time in my life.
However, your post saying you can freeze them interests me quite muchly.
Please do me a favour and jot down a stage-by-stage routine for the
freezing
of tomatoes, either on the N.G. or E/mail.
I would appreciate your kindness in this matter..
Kindest thoughts to you and your family.
Doug.
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A & J will probably give you better instructions than I could: I just
chuck 'em in bags and sling the bags in the freezer! But a warning
about bottling, in case you didn't know: these days it seems to be the
official wisdom that amateurs shouldn't bottle vegetables because we
can't guarantee to keep the temperature high enough for long enough to
kill any microbes. If you're bottling fruit with sugar this doesn't
apply in the same way.

I'd like to hear from anybody who knows more about this.

Mike.

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Thank you, Mike!. - Yes! your instructions roused my memory re. bottling.
I remenber during the war they issued warnings just as you have said, but
I'd completely forgotten them.
Just had a word with t'Missis. She says you are right and adds that you
shouldn't bottle strawberries because they have too much water in them and
when bottled they go all slushy and gooey.
Good luck, - look after thesen!.
Doug.
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