Monday, September 29, 2008

Reaping the Harvest

This summer I had planted 8 tomato plants in my garden; 4 roma and 4 beefsteak.  Well, it is time to harvest and I can't believe how much one plant can produce.  These were raised from seed so they were very inexpensive.  I think one plant has produced over 10 lbs  of tomatoes.  At $2.99 a lb (store price here) that is a huge savings.  I have decided, after eating many tomato sandwiches, that I would can some.  Surprise, surprise.  Anyway, I made one batch of pizza sauce so far that turned out so delicious.  Tonight I am making more because it takes a ton of tomatoes to make a little bit of sauce. Be warned though, if you try to cook tomatoes down for sauce as I am doing, it scorches very easily. I am hoping if I add more tomatoes that you won't be able to taste it much. I just can't bear to throw it away.  

1 comment:

Jillymom said...

I admire your excitement for the more simple things in life. Keep up the great work. It is an inspiration to me.