Hand-canned

Mike: Wow, these hand-canned tomatoes make the best sauce ever!

Alex: What does hand-canned mean?

Mike: It means that our friends Suzanne and Peter preserved these vibrant San Mariano tomatoes from Marquita Farms with care in their home, by hand, instead of in a huge factory.

Alex: Wow, how come all farms don't do that?

Mike: Good question!

I do wonder what the economics of canning organic, small production tomatoes would be. They did make one of the more memorable pasta dishes I've made in a while.  Compared to even the best San Marzano tomatoes I've worked with, these tomatoes were so much more dense and flavorful, much less watery. Suzanne told me of the story that Marquita accidently planted San Mariano instead of San Marzano, so maybe that's part of the story.

All that these tomatoes need was a a rough chop. I added them to an EVO saute of onions and garlic, and voila pasta magic.

Comments

[Ant]

There's nothing like preparing food with home grown ingredients. My Mother grows her own tomatoes. I make a fabulous soup from them, but as I love Pasta I'll be trying this one.
Thanks again
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[Barbara Bailey]

Hi, Cheryl -- I hope to can some tomatoes in the short Alaskan summer this year. I was thinking of you when I did a blog post yesterday on baking bread atop a wood stove. Can't find a current email for you so thought I'd touch base. Visit www.indeep-alaska.com if you have time and let me know what you're up to!
Barbara

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