Project #1. Canned Tomatoes. We didn't do a ton. Enough for a first try.
Blanch tomatoes in boiling water to loosen skin.
Remove skins. It slips off easily.
Remove stem and any hard, fibrous areas from the stem end.
Tightly pack quartered tomatoes into quart jars, add additional water and lemon juice (to preserve color and add acid) leaving 1/2 inch head space.
Process for 45 minutes water bath or steam canner. Or, process for 10 minutes at 10 lbs pressure in a pressure canner. (We have all varieties.) We used the steam canner today.
40 lbs tomatoes yield 22 quart jars of tomatoes for our pantry and food storage._______________________________
Project #2 Message board with chicken wire and decoupaged clothes pins/clips. Project found HERE.
Two ugly thrift store pieces of artwork, spray paint, clothes pin (AKA chip clips at our homes) and a role of poultry wire Found in garden section at Lowe's.
Spray gray primer. Dry. Spray black paint. Dry. Sand to distress.
Decoupage scrapbook paper scraps to embellish clothes pins.
Use wire cutters to trim poultry wire to size and staple to back of frame using heavy duty stapler.
Molly's finished memo board in natural daylight.
Meredith's finished memo board in the evening.These are so cute! Now we want to make more...
A preview of the "before" for next Tuesday.
5 comments:
Wow your tomato canning looks awesome!! I eat tomatoes on a daily basis and wish were as creative as you two are!! Happy crafting/cooking/etc!!
It is an interesting blog that shows how to preserve tomatoes for long time and how we can make interesting things with waste materials.
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neha trehan
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I need a sister to have Tuesdays with...I miss out on so much :(
Oh Meredith, what a fabulous idea! It is such a blessing for the two of you to live so closely. Your message boards are so cute! You make canning tomatoes look so beautifully delicious.
Hmmm... I am dreaming of the surprises you might bring to me this Christmas! :)
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love your new blog. I will tune in regularly. love your creativness!
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