"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
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In article , pammyT
writes

Some people are afraid to inhale and exhale unless there is scientific
data
to prove it is safe to do so .
Data? Nope, just been freezing my produce for decades. Never blanched
beans
and never blanched tomatoes either. All last a good year or until the
next
fresh crop is ready and tastes wonderful. I blanch very little as I have
better things to do in a day.




What do you do with unfrozen tomatoes if they go all squishy then? I
have loads of tomatoes this year, all ripening at the same time and was
unsure whether to 'make something' with them or just try and use them.

You use them as you would tinned tomatoes. Make soups, put them in stews
and casseroles, have tomatoes on toast, make pizza toppings. Every mouthful
tastes of hot summer days and cheers up a miserable cold dark winter's day
:-)


Can you successfully just shove them in the freezer and still use them?
Indeed. I just put them whole into carrier bags and bung in the freezer.

If so has anyone got a decent recipe for salsa or pasta sauce as my
attempts have always been terrible.
I'll have a look through some of my cookery books for some recipes for you.


Am going to make a chocolate courgette cake this years as all my
courgettes are taking over the deep beds as I speak!
And if you let them grow into marrows, there is a nice 'million pie' recipe
for it which is very old and delicious.