When-sday Memories of Tomatoes

When-sday Memories is a series to showcase some of my previous  posts. When were they previously posted ...  way back when.
Today the When-sday memory was originally posted in September 2009.  Field tomatoes are getting very plentiful and they are quite cheap to purchase by the basketful. On a visit to the farmers' market yesterday there were lots and lots to choose from. to how I freeze tomatoes for use later in the year when preparing soups, casseroles and stews.~~~~~~~~~~

It's that time of year when field tomatoes are plentiful.
They are red and juicy and make delicious toasted tomato sandwiches. They are also very reasonably priced. I buy extras and freeze them.

After washing the tomatoes, cut them into sections and lay them on a cookie sheet to put in the freezer.

After a few hours they are individually frozen and I transfer them to zip lock bags. Freezing them this way means they don't stick together into one big blob.

These are so handy to add to casseroles, crock pot meals, soups and stews. Just take out how many you want and pop them right into the pot. No defrosting needed. The heat will cause the skin to come off and rise to the top and then you can quickly and easily skim it off. The tomatoes blend in with a couple of stirs of the spoon.
I'm not into making spaghetti sauce or salsa so for me this is the best way to save the tomatoes and use them all winter. I know lots of people skin the tomatoes first, but I'm all for time saving methods and this one works well for me.
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