middle of a Friday

[fflo]

I'm going to leave the office for a few hours of Art Fairing here in a bit. Then tonight I'm going out to dinner.

My tomatoes at home are going crazy. If this keeps up, I'll have quite the harvest. I'm already thinking of sundrying and salsafying, in addition to many a tomato-cheese sandwich & tomato-cheese salad, and I may even have to learn canning. (How hard can it be.) Pruden's Purple, in particular, is skyscraperish. And Ethel Watkins has managed to contort quite impressively so's to be able to make out with Aunt Lillian. Last night I did another round of tying up the staked ones (about half the crop), in yet another color of pantyhose strips: thanks, ladies, for your contributions thereof. Couldn't do it without you. Unless I bought some pantyhose.

There are still a few berries to be gleaned---just enough to snack on while working out there.

Comments

[disclaimerwill.livejournal.com]

Surely your tomatoes aren't going as crazy as these:



(That's L. Ron Hubbard examining tomatoes which have been hooked up to an E-Meter.)

[fflo.livejournal.com]

That L. Ron is one whacky religion-inventin' tomato torturer... (was?)

[vjsmom.livejournal.com]

With Roma-like varieties, I have peeled them and frozen them in plastic baggies before--easier than canning but still makes them available for suces and such in the winter. Canning would be way cooler, though. I'd suggest not waiting too long to get your jars--at least around here, finding them can be somewhat challenging at certain times during the season.

That is the sum of my knowledge (or lack thereof) about canning tomatoes.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

I still have a fair number of jars from the H-bomb days. Plus I know where to thrift 'em, thanks to her. She was something of a connoisseur of old canning jars, and made me appreciate their varying designs.

Too bad I wasn't paying more attention to the canning process! Wonder how she'd feel if I called her up asking for a lesson...

[vjsmom.livejournal.com]

Yeah, good idea. And I think I'll call up a certain someone just to see how things are going with him this summer. Let's do it! (I mean, you & I, do the calling thing--oh never mind.)

NO--No lessons from her--you don't need any more of the kind of lessons she gives!

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Can't argue with that.

Ah, but I did love her. You know?

[wednes.livejournal.com]

I am told that tomatoes are the easiest to can, and have the smallest chance of killing someone if the process goes afoul. Acid, you know. I think it's kind of expensive to get the start up stuff, but after that it's quite affordable.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

For some reason I'm not too worried about killing people. Seems like the kinda thing I'd worry about, too. But, you know, whatever!

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. ;-}

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Think that attitude will make people think twice about accepting my canned stuff as a gift? "Here's some lovely home-canned stuff that I vaguely figure won't kill ya--- " ???

[wednes.livejournal.com]

LOL

For free canned tomatoes, I would totally risk death.
They're very handy to have around.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

If it pull it off, you're first on the list! And, you know, they probably won't kill ya.

My Free Tomato Plan:

[wednes.livejournal.com]

*rubs hands together meanacingly*

My plan has come to fruition!!
Bwhahahahaha

Re: My Free Tomato Plan:

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Is that a plan to score some canned tomatoes, or a plan to poison people with 'em?? har har har HARRRRRRr..rrr.rr.RRr.R.R>Rr

Re: My Free Tomato Plan:

[wednes.livejournal.com]

Can't it be both?