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How to extend the life of tomatoes: effective storage methods without canning
13.08.2024 12:49
It's the height of tomato picking season now.
Preserving the entire harvest is not an easy task.
However, there are methods that will allow you to keep tomatoes fresh until the end of the year.
And you won’t have to use vinegar or brine.
Storage in a box
To preserve the harvest, it is necessary to provide temperature conditions.
For storing tomatoes they are +8...+10 degrees.
In a cool room with circulating air, they can easily last almost until winter.
However, buckets or plastic containers can be a disastrous choice.
It is better to use a box or basket.
You can cover it with fabric. Preferably made of natural materials, because synthetics do not allow air to pass through.
As for the tomatoes themselves, they should not be completely ripe, even slightly green.
Initially ripe ones will spoil faster.
In a jar, but not preserved
If the conditions are met, tomatoes will be stored for a long time in jars without brine or canning.
Dry mustard will help with this.
You need to pour mustard into the bottom of clean and completely dry jars.
Approximately 100 g per 1 liter.
And then you can start laying out the tomatoes.
But there shouldn't be a drop of moisture on them either.
And then close the lid and leave in a cool place.
Sawdust will also help
Sawdust absorbs excess moisture and prevents the fruit from rotting.
You need to cover the bottom of the box with them, and then start laying out the tomatoes.
After the first layer, fill it again and lay the second one.
Parchment paper
Paper will work in the same way as sawdust.
If the harvest is small, you can wrap each fruit in parchment paper.
But remember: no newspapers or magazines!
Printing ink will not add any usefulness.
If you run out of parchment paper, you can use foil.
But first you will need to make some holes in it to allow air to flow.
