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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Ten bushels of tomatoes make 148 quarts of sauce

 It is that time of year again, the tomato harvest.

And with it comes the preserving of all those luscious red tomatoes.

Many families are getting together – cautiously – to bring back the custom of home canning, many saying it was the unpredictability of supplies during the past months due to the COVID-19 virus that pushed them to get back to basics.

Denise Ascenzo, Lesley Stewart and Leila Ascenzo-Wakefield were no exception as they set about to can 10 bushels of tomatoes this past weekend. The weather was perfect and the comaraderie of a family get-together made the tiring process fun.

Their yield, which they will share among four households, was 148 quarts. Now, Ascenzo says, it's on to the next harvest –  red peppers.

 

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