Tuesday, March 2, 2021

today's harvest


 Not as many tomatoes today as I gave them a good pick yesterday.  The capsicums are still doing well in spite of losing a couple of branches to earlier wind.  

Jean's beans are, once again, providing well.  Two good handfuls.  Will definitely be growing them again next year.

Instead of freezing more raw tomatoes I cooked up a good batch today with just a little sugar, salt and black pepper added.  I have a feeling the result will all be used fresh instead of freezing.  It is delicious.  

I used to have a mouli for processing the tomatoes.  It was very old, owned by my late in-laws, and has disappeared during my last moves.  I was looking at getting another one or a tomato press but reviews were so variable I have not done anything.  It is a bit near the end of the season anyway.  Today I blanched the tomatoes and then emptied the seeds and juice out before cooking them.

Does anyone have a really good press they would recommend?

We were supposed to get thunderstorms and heavy rain today but just got a couple of short showers and claps of thunder.  Temperature was 28°C.

5 comments:

  1. I always cut my Toms into quarters or less, then cook until mush. I then bottle them complete; skins-n-all. If I want them skin-free I later pass them through a sieve.

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    1. I may well fo that for the next lot. There are still many more to come.

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  2. -beautiful, vibrant peppers. I don't have a good rec on a press, unfortunately. Our temps are in great contrast to yours at 12C. Stay cool!

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    1. At least your temps will be increasing while ours decrease.

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  3. Floresça onde Deus te plantar, permita que seja Ele a determinar seu caminho e você sentirá sua vida ser plenamente abençoada. Deus, melhor do que nós, sabe do que somos capazes, conhece nossas virtudes e fragilidades, e Ele certamente tem preparado para você um caminho recheado de alegrias e conquistas.

    Não tema e avance, deixe brilhar a luz do seu coração. Você merece ser muito feliz e Deus certamente lhe proporcionará essa bênção.

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