Canning Tomatoes & Okra / Zucchini 2of2

The most extensive and complete how-to can in a pressure cooker on You Tube...well...I think so at least. In this second of two videos, we will go from the r...

Canning Tomatoes Okra andZucchini

The most extensive and complete how-to can tomatoes, okra and zucchini.

Canning Tomatoes

My style of canning tomatoes as taught to me by my mom quick and easy!

Video 3 Home Canning Tomatoes; Tomato Sauce & Salsa

Learn how to make and can tomato sauce and salsa, plus instructions on how to can whole or crushed tomatoes, in this third video of the series. The video pod...

Quick and Easy Canning of Tomato Sauce

Canning tomato sauce in the backyard, starting from whole tomatoes and ending with processed quarts of sauce (juice).

Tomato Canning Basics

The Produce Lady (Brenda Sutton) and Dr. Ben Chapman, food safety specialist with N.C. Cooperative Extension, demonstrate canning basics and the steps you ne...

Spaghetti Sauce Canning the Easy Way

A easy way to can spaghetti sauce. Start with those garden tomatoes and a few more ingredients and you can make great spaghetti sauce. No expensive tools. Yo...

How I Can Tomatoes Easily - NO Water Bath

This is how I can 40-70 quarts of tomatoes every year, WITHOUT a WATER BATH. I have been canning this way for about 40 YEARS (including helping my mother whe...

Simplest Tomato Sauce from FROZEN Home-Grown Tomatoes

NO NEED TO REMOVE THE SKINS! Watch this awesome video to learn how to simply make great-tasting tomato sauce (i.e. marinara sauce, tomato gravy, spaghetti sauce.

Everything you need to start canning at home and make delicious recipes for home canning:

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Canning Pickles

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How I Can Tomatoes Easily - NO Water Bath

This is how I can 40-70 quarts of tomatoes every year, WITHOUT a WATER BATH. I have been canning this way for about 40 YEARS (including helping my mother whe...

Home Canning Tomatoes - Easy Tomato Canning Methods

July's Tomato Haul (Photo credit: statelyenglishmanor)

It's not much of a surprise that everybody's favorite vegetable is also the most favorite canning vegetable. Tomatoes are easy to can and with a variety of canning recipes and methods, you can always have tomatoes on hand for all your cooking needs. Start with a clean kitchen and set aside plenty of time to can your tomatoes carefully, step-by-step.

There are a few different methods for home canning tomatoes depending on tomato types and batch amounts you can choose a method that matches your personal tastes and goals. Last Step in the process - enjoy!

Canning 101: Home Canned Tomatoes | Simple Bites

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One of the many things I love about our new location here in Colorado
is the ability to have a garden. Gardening in Houston was always a
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Canning Tomatoes - BigRedCouch

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Preserves in Action: Fried Eggs, Avocado, and Tomato Jam

I love it when people get creative with other people's recipes...

The jar situation in my fridge is way out of hand (though I did finish off two jars of jam last week!) and so it’s time to redouble my efforts to press my preserves into action in new and creative ways.
This particular meal was inspired by a sandwich that my friend Sara posted on her blog, The Cozy Herbivore. Her verision was inspired by a sandwich that the Luck Old Souls truck serves on Sundays at the Headhouse Square Farmers market. I’ve never ordered it there, but I thought that the combination of eggs and jam seemed like a very good idea.


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Warning - Experimental Tomato, Sausage, Veggie Sauce

The reason this sauce is experimental is because about two years ago I purchased one of those huge #10 can of crushed tomatoes at Sam's Club. (it was $1.89) It sat in the garage until this weekend. I had leftover sausage and carrots from my other canning. I decided to can this, knowing the tomatoes would be double processed. I used lemon juice to tarten up the flavor a bit. I love fresh tomatoes, I love canning fresh tomatoes. I hate paying over $3.00 a lb for tomatoes, and those barely taste like real tomatoes. I used carrots because I had them and had no plans to use them in anything else. I did not want to use any other veggies because I was not sure I would like this. We do like it! We decided to do this again, next time with meat and green chilis and onions. DH also wants to make some with a lot of italian seasonings.

1 #10 can crushed tomatoes
2 cups shredded carrots
1 lb sausage
1/4 cup lemon juice
salt and pepper as desired


I processed for 90 minutes because it had meat in it. 11 lbs pressure for my altitude.

This feels like cheating, I cheated once and made apple butter out of a #10 can of applesauce using my slow cooker and extra lemon juice and no one could tell. After all those times peeling the apples, no one noticed. Next time I am at Sam's Club or Costco, I am going to be sure and check out those huge cans, after slowly turning and looking to see if the canning police are watching LOL.

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Tomato Onion and Spicy Jalapeno Soups

I love the tomato and onion soup at the Soup Plantation or Sweet Tomatoes.

I also wanted to use up some of my many cans so I came up with this.

1 #10 can of diced tomatoes
2 cups tomato sauce
2 cups stewed tomatoes (just because I had them)
3.5 lbs onions sliced in thin rings
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons Oregano or to taste
2 tablespoons sweet basil or to taste
celery salt to taste

Put all in large stewing pot and bring to boil. I then used a stick blender and blended about half the soup, I left the other half chunky. Taste and add more seasonings if desired. I love the lemon juice in this, the tartness makes this taste fresh and thats important because it is being processed twice.

I filled 5 quarts and had enough left for 2 or 3 quarts more, I then added a bottle of Spicy V8 juice and a small can of diced jalapenos and some chopped garlic. I got four more quarts and two yummy soups.

Pressure at 11 lbs pressure for 35 minutes quarts and 25 minutes pints.
I know some people would BWB this, I am just not comfortable doing this. I feel it has already been processed once, and now twice.

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Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter - Does it work? Read my review!

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Growing tomatoes is an easy first step for first time gardeners, tomatoes are easy to grow in planters so it is almost a given that someone would come up with a "Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter", an innovation that makes growing and watering tomatoes even easier and increases yield...

Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter - What is it?

I love to cook, and I've recently been experimenting with making my own homemade salsa and pasta sauces. Obviously, I've been using tons of canned tomatoes in the process. A friend at work recently brought me a few home-grown tomatoes, and I asked her how she possibly had time to grow tomatoes herself. She said she's been using a Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter. I was instantly interested in finding out more. I thought that would be a wonderful way to save money on buying tomatoes at the market, and have much better home-grown tasting tomatoes at the same time.

The Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter is a simple planter that allows you to plant tomato seedlings upside down. The roots stay in the planter and the plant hangs underneath. The sun warms the planter, which acts like a greenhouse. This makes the roots very happy. When you water, it allows the moisture and any tomato food you use to drain directly down onto the plant.

I bought this back in April, and I decided to plant cherry tomatoes in it. You can put three plants in each planter. You can even mix different tomato varieties, or even grow other vegetables or herbs. But, for my first try, I decided to stick with small tomatoes. A few weeks ago, my plants just exploded! My plants grew so fast, and then tomatoes started popping up- I have picked probably a hundred tomatoes so far and we probably have a hundred more ready to pick! The vines are almost touching the ground! I can't even describe how wonderful they taste!

Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter Issues I had
I have a small garden, and I wasn't sure where I was going to hang my planter. But, I have an old clothes line in the backyard (which I've been begging my husband to get rid of for years) which ended up being absolutely perfect for hanging my Topsy Turvy from. The only con has been that the planter does get pretty heavy with 3 plants, dirt, and water, so you have to have a good sturdy hook to hang it from. My clothes line ended up needing a bit of reinforcement, but it's working just great now.
For the first several weeks, I was afraid it wouldn't grow. I followed the directions and watered my plants twice a day. I noticed about midway through the first bloom that some of my tomatoes were splitting. I read that this sometimes happens due to over-watering, so you'll need to figure out how much water works just right for your location. I adjusted how much I was watering, and the problem went away. Very easily fixed.

Benefits of the Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter
Easy to set up and use Grow your own ORGANIC tomatoes Mix and match different tomatoes Works for growing fresh herbs or other vegetables Grow three plants in each planter (up to 30 lbs) Hangs on a deck or balcony for patio gardening

Eliminates:
Use of pesticides you don't get any normal garden pests Caging and staking like for normal tomato plants Digging, weeding and other hard garden work

Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter - Final thoughts
For me, this is the easiest way to garden. My Topsy Turvy tomatoes are growing faster and fuller than my other potted plants. I love the fact that I don't have to worry about pesticides or weeding. Since this can work for other vegetables and herbs, I can't wait to try some more kinds of plants. I have grand plans for having a whole garden full of Topsy Turvy planters. I think they even have a strawberry planter. I'm very happy that it has turned out this well, I'll have enough cherry tomatoes for ALL my summer salads, salsa, and pasta sauces. I might even try some canning so I can have my own home grown tomatoes all year long.

Diane English
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