Help! Help! I need some Tomato Help!

[SnowFlakey]

This morning a neighbour came by and gave me a pail of red tomatoes. I mean i love tomatoes but a pail? Anyway, im going to blanche the tomatoes, peel them and cut them into pièces and then freeze the tomatoes to use in soups, sauces, etc.

What i want to know is can i add the spices before freezing or is it best to add the spices as i use the frozen tomato pièces? Which would be best? I checked on Google and couldnt find a suitable answer. I dont want to stew the tomatoes, i just want to cut them and then freeze them.

[Natalka]

Better to freeze plain and then use spices/herbs in whatever recipe you will be making later.
That's what I do.

[lecale]

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[SnowFlakey]

Thanks for the input. I just blanched, cut and froze the tomatoes in freezer bags.

[clapclap]

Use baking paper if you dont want the tomatos to stick to the freezer bags

[HappyCouponSaver78]

Can them if you can!

[SnowFlakey]

I put the tomatoes in small margarine containers. I think the containers average to a bigger can of tomatoes.

[Zoe0000]

Make tomato ketchup, and then freeze them. And needn't buy any ketchup in the supermarket.

[SnowFlakey]

My mom used to make great tomato ketchup, but i never made any.

[Lily369]

Tomato is brittle. Although you freeze it, it can't be fresh for long time. In my opinion, the best way is to eat them out early.