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Re: Tomato freezing for storage

At 07:59 1/15/97 EST, you wrote:
>A letter came in a few days ago which I deleted by accident concerning
>black spots ionside frozen tomatoes.  I may be losing my mind in
>cyberspace in remembering this post but I wish to comment.
>
>My wife as an experienced cook informs me that freezing tomatoes will
>result in tasteless mush on thawing.  Dehydrating slices may be the way
>to go.
>
>As for the black insides noticed and removed, sounds like a fungus.  I
>may have had similar substances inside some growing tomatoes at the end
>of last season.  Would flash freezing to destroy biogical activity be the
>answer?
>
>Sorry to get off topic of gardening but many years my SQFT garden yields
>abundant tomatoes and I would welcome methods of preservation.
>
>Is there anybody out there who noticed this post and wishes to comment?
>
>
>Bill
>wnryan@juno.com
>
Our experience in freezing tomatoes as been the same as yours. They are only
good to use in tomatoe sauce, or as stewed tomatoes. I wish there was some
way of freezing tomatoes to slice.

Dick Traylor (Salt Lake City, UT)
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