Persephone wrote in message
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Hi, Folks -

My tomatoes did well this year, thank goodness.
This is Southern California coastal.

The cherry tomatoes really went ape. (That they
are next to the compost heap may be a factor!)

I canned some regular tomatoes earlier this year.

Now wondering if anyone has experience/comment
on whether cherry tomatoes are good for canning.
If so, would you can whole, or puree, or...?

Thanks for advice.
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Persephone

We had an abundance in cherry tomatoes one year and used them to make tomato
juice, which we canned. The juice tasted fine, although it was sweeter than
our usual tomato juice because they were one of the super-sweet varieties.
The one problem we encountered was that the juice was more watery than our
usual tomato juice. We haven't canned any since, but I would suggest cooking
them longer so that more of the liquid evaporates.

I really can't imagine using them in any other way. Trying to peel them for
whole tomatoes would take forever, and leaving the skins on unreasonable
because the skins are usually very tough.

JPS