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Canning cherry tomatoes? (Original Post) RamblingRose Jul 2024 OP
I've quick pickled some before dweller Jul 2024 #1
Youtube has quite a few videos on the subject padah513 Jul 2024 #2
They're really good dehydrated Tyche Jul 2024 #3
If you live in a hot, dry climate Retrograde Jul 2024 #5
Removing the skins is a pain if you want them whole Retrograde Jul 2024 #4

dweller

(25,035 posts)
1. I've quick pickled some before
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 01:57 PM
Jul 2024

But they aren’t meant for storing , more for a change up taste to be consumed in a few weeks


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Tyche

(88 posts)
3. They're really good dehydrated
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 08:12 PM
Jul 2024

Cut them in half, sprinkle with herbs if you like, and dry in a dehydrator or in your oven at 125 degrees (or its lowest setting with the door cracked open) for 10 to 12 hours. Store in freezer and use as sun dried tomatoes.

Retrograde

(10,645 posts)
5. If you live in a hot, dry climate
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 10:20 PM
Jul 2024

such as the Southwest US or my part of California in late summer, you can cut them in half, put them outdoors in the sun (I put a light towel or netting over them to keep the birds and bugs out) to dry them. It takes a few days in direct sun, and I bring them in at nights.

I have a kitchen counter that gets full sun in the early mornings: I've often put the tomatoes there so they get some extra drying before I can get them outside!

Retrograde

(10,645 posts)
4. Removing the skins is a pain if you want them whole
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 10:17 PM
Jul 2024

I've frozen them successfully, after running through a manually-operated food mill (removes the skins and seeds and leaves you with the pulp/juice). I suppose that can be canned, but I've always done large, skinned tomatoes.

BTW, you can use cherry tomatoes many ways you'd use their big cousins - sauces and soups especially.

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