Loads of Tomatoes

Our harvest the day after we returned from vacation. Tomatoes, corn, cucumbers, green beans, and blueberries.

Ava helped shuck the corn.

Coring the tomatoes and slicing the opposite end. This helps the skin peel away after blanching.

When we came back from vacation, we had 22 lbs of ripe tomatoes waiting for us to pick. (Even with my youngest brother picking 10 lbs of tomatoes for his family while we were away). Since then, I have picked another 27 lbs. And they aren't done yet!!

With the first 22 lbs, I made marinara sauce. The 27 lbs. I cored, blanched, and skinned; tossing them in the freezer until I am ready to make my next batch of sauce.

Also waiting when we came back were 15 lbs of corn and a little over a pound of blueberries. We have picked over 7 lbs of blueberries over the past month. Some I have made into jam, others I have frozen. Most of them were eaten fresh.