Freezing Tomatoes and Peaches

For a person who did not care much for peaches I have truly become a convert. Nothing like farm fresh sun kissed peaches during the summer months. We are fortunate to have farms close and access to these superb summer time delights. I like peach smoothies the best during winter time but winter is not a time for peaches. So what is one to do? Freeze the summer abundance of course. I regretted not doing that last year but this year I was a bit more smart!.

The same can be said for tomatoes. The winter tomatoes taste like wet paper with absolutely no taste whatsoever. On the other hand the taste of summer tomatoes is hard to beat. So what is one to do to enjoy these delights during the dreary winter months? Freeze them of course. While I eat and juice a lot of raw tomatoes when they are fresh also use quite a bit in curries, chutneys, rice dishes and such which does not require fresh tomatoes. A great tasting frozen tomato works extremely well when all your going to do is cook with them.

Freezing tomatoes and peaches is literally a piece of cake. While I sometimes stew and freeze the tomatoes for making some pickles later or stew and blend the tomatoes for a quick tomato sauce the easiest and the most quickest way to preserve a tomato is to freeze it as is.

For both peaches and tomatoes, wash the produce well, dry it with a kitchen towel or air dry on the counter for a few hours. Slice into desired shapes, place them on a plate flash freeze over night or for 6-8 hours, separate them and place them in ziplock bags for use later.

Chop the peaches or tomatoes and place them in plates and put them in the freezer for freezing.

Remove and put in bags for storage.

If you cannot do all that work put whole tomatoes in bags and freeze them.

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