Summer tomatoes are sweet and juicy, but like summer, they are gone fast unless preserved. There are many easy ways to preserve summer tomatoes at home so you can enjoy their flavor when summer ...

As the end of summer approaches, so too does the end of tomato season. And boy, will we miss those sweet, juicy tomatoes in the dead of winter. But Martha Stewart has a solution: Preserve them! She is ...

You walk into an Italian kitchen during summer, and—bam!—the bright aroma of cherry tomato preserve hits you. It is amazing.

I love canning, but even I was intimidated by preserving tomatoes. So last week, I bought 50 pounds of plum tomatoes at the farmers market to try to tackle my fears. Mainly, I was daunted by the ...

Those who garden wait anxiously for that first ripe tomato to pick and savor. Tomatoes come in many varieties; there are actually supposed to be 10,000. For the best flavor, allow them to ripen on the ...

A. Select ripened tomatoes from the most vigorous plants with the best-tasting fruit. Scoop out seeds and the gel that surrounds them. Put the seeds and gel into a jar, cover with water and put a lid ...

Across Sacramento kitchens in midsummer, cooks annually see red. The trigger is an avalanche of homegrown tomatoes – or irresistible bargains brought home from the farmers market. In the heart of ...

Whether you grow your own tomatoes or purchase them from a local produce stand, you may want to preserve some to use this winter. Choose reliable canning directions to yield a safe product. Many ...

Recipes using tomatoes in sauces, salsa and various seasonings add flavor to meals. Many are suitable for canning, as long as they use proportions of ingredients and protocols that control ...

If you're lucky enough to have gluts of tomatoes, this extract from The Preserving Book shows you how to use them in mouth-watering recipes Making ketchup from home-grown tomatoes is very satisfying, ...

It is impossible to look at all the tomatoes at our farmers market and not long to find the time to preserve them. Yet time seems to be the commodity in shortest supply these days. So what to do? If ...

Ripe cherry tomatoes can’t be beat. Pop in your mouth often — if left too long on the vine they will split. Full-size tomatoes like Early Girl and Celebrity should be ready for harvest if they were ...