Since the conditions outside haven't been fit to harvest more from the gardens, I turned my sights to the 20-pounds of tomatoes awaiting my attention in the cold pantry.
After getting my regular daily chores done the other day, I started heating up a pot of water for blanching, got my jars prepped and began washing the tomatoes to make extra stewed tomatoes for the future months of cooking.
While I already have six quarts and eight pints of these luscious, and much sought after, stewed tomatoes in the pantry, I do use them for many recipes throughout the year. Plus it never hurts to have a few extra jars just in case.
All these beauties turned into eight quarts and eight pints of stewed tomatoes that will definitely be a welcomed addition to our pantry.
There are so many dishes and meals these can be used for, including adding to my marinara sauce for a larger quantity of sauced for dinner, chili, goulash, a creamy curry and chicken crock-pot stew and even homemade tomato soup.
My pantry is becoming fuller and fuller with each passing week and I'm glad I'm still physically able to do as much canning as I can this year. Last year my canning season was cut short, and even though it takes me longer to accomplish each canning session, I trudge through the pain and discomfort because I know ALL these goodies will be much appreciated in the months to come.
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