On Sat, 1 Sep 2018 19:25:16 -0500, Terry Coombs >
wrote:

>On 9/1/2018 9:40 AM, wrote:
>>
>> We maybe use two bottles of Heinz red a year.
>>
>>> Or any of a host of tomato sauces - being very careful of
>>> course not to caramelize the sugars in those little beauties . Or just
>>> rinse them off , lay out on a cookie sheet and freeze . Bag 'em after
>>> they freeze . When it comes time to use them just run hot water over
>>> them from the faucet . Skins slip right off .

>> If I did that they'd just be wasted, we can't be bothered and they'd
>> not get consumed, se we give the overage away. Canned tomatoes from
>> the store are inexpensive.
>> For us the vegetable garden is a hobby, we don't do it to save money,
>> in fact no one saves money with their home veggie garden... it costs a
>> lot more to have a garden than to buy at market.
>
>I don't garden to save money . I garden to feed us with food that's
>not doused in chemicals .

That's a good reason. And I'm pretty sure that when I did more
vegetable gardening, up to 2 years ago, I was saving money too.