"aem" > wrote

>If you don't have the time to keep up with the ripening tomatoes don't
>forget you can just put them in the freezer right off the vine. It
>destroys the texture, of course, but if you're going to make sauce or
>soup that doesn't matter. The bonus is that the skin slips right off
>when you thaw them. Volume probably makes this impractical for the
>long term, but as a short-term buyer of some time it's quite
>handy.

That's exactly what I've been doing with my piles of romas,
as they have ripened, I toss them into a bag I have in the
freezer. Red rocks.

nancy