Hi guys,

I have grow lot of tomato last year and did some sundried tomato with them.
I put them in oil to conserved them and into coffee jar. They went mouldy on
the top and some of them do have a strange mouldy clear film on the inside.

I have no idea what it comes from, no condensation was in and no air apart
on top so what did I do wrong.

I am looking to do the same with some chilli this year just pick them and
put them in jar and the first lot become mouldy on top how should I do it?


thanks.

Arnaud

G'day,
I can't answer your question, but try the news group
'rec.food.preserving'. I to am going to have a lot of spare tomatos, so
please, how did you dry them?

China
Wingham
NSW

just cut them lenght wise and then put them on tray in the oven about 100C
not more leave door oopen if no fan to get moisture out.
Then out to conserved them no idea yet......

hope that help
"China" wrote in message
...

G'day,
I can't answer your question, but try the news group
'rec.food.preserving'. I to am going to have a lot of spare tomatos, so
please, how did you dry them?

China
Wingham
NSW

I've been drying tomatoes for years. I slice tomatoes into 5-10mm slices
and spread on a fly screen suspended above the ground on a couple of
benches. Sprinkle tomatoes with P&S and dried basil, lay another flyscreen
over the top to keep the worst of the critters off and in about 5-7 days
you'll be good to go.

The longer you dry them the tougher they get eventually becoming the
consistency of beef jerky. They do keep the longest this way both in oil
and loose.

To preserve, I keep in a jar of olive oil and have found that if you keep
them covered with oil at all times you tend not to get the mould thing
happening. The flavoured oil is great for toatsted sandwhiches, cooking
etc. You can do the same with chillies.

Cheers

Bob Z


"China" wrote in message
...

G'day,
I can't answer your question, but try the news group
'rec.food.preserving'. I to am going to have a lot of spare tomatos, so
please, how did you dry them?

China
Wingham
NSW