…unto good works.
As I said, the kids decided to pick all the ripe tomatoes before pulling up the plants on Saturday. They knew I wanted to be done dealing with tomatoes, so they promised that they would do the work. “You can show us how to can, then go to bed!” Riiiiight. ;-)
As you can see, they did do most of the work. Wash, core, through the food processor, and into a couple pots on the stove {plus another 4qts of puree in a bucket to cook down later}.
The Cowgirl had determined it would be wise to make pizza sauce so we wouldn’t have to buy sauce at the store for a long time {She’s been studying stewardship for math… and since pizza is her favorite meal...} We just need a good recipe. Sooo, last night we looked at my BH&G cook book, the Ball canning guide, the ingredient labels of sauce from the store… and I finally went online and found a few more recipes to consult. :o Nothing like keeping it simple. We tasted often, and we all wept over chopped onions and minced garlic… Tasting it again today, the Cowgirl decided if we don’t like it on pizza, we could just use it for spaghetti sauce {maybe I added too much sugar to the second batch?}
At any rate, we now have 11.5 pints of pizza/Italian tomato sauce accomplished ~ as well as a lesson in canning. My shoulder says, ‘Tis Done!
