How to Freeze Tomatoes - A Dad's Journey

Real Dad Blog Version:  Built a garden for Melissa.  Of course, I was put to work.  Squeezing tomatoes can be fun.

For Melissa’s Mother’s Day present, I built her a garden.  It was a lot of fun, hands-on activity putting it together.  The boy in me loves to get dirty.  In the garden we planted carrots, onions, a variety of peppers, green beans, and tomatoes.  We pick many of our vegetables and freeze them winter use.

Peeling Tomatoes after Boiling Tomatoes

When I built her this garden I said that you have to do all the work on it.  I knew that was not going to happen.  I am now the certified get the spider out of here so I can pick the green beans guy and the king of putting dirt back of the onions when the rain washes the dirt away.  I actually do not mind working on the garden, but complaining about it makes the story better.

With the cooler than normal weather in Minnesota, the tomatoes are finally starting to ripen.  Melissa started a collection of tomatoes on the counter to freeze when she had some time.  Of course, that time never came.  Guess who got stuck freezing the tomatoes.  Yep, you got it, this dad.  The real story is that she was doing something parenting related and she asked me to do it.  I, of course, never froze tomatoes. I got to get dirty so I decided to do it.

How do you freeze tomatoes?

1. Wives: Grow, weed, and pick tomatoes (Simple step)
2. Leave the tomatoes on the counter for your husband to freeze
3. Boil the tomatoes for 30 seconds
4. Put them directly into an ice bath
5. Peel the skin off.  This is fun, easy and you will get dirty
6. Cut the tomatoes in half
7. Squeeze the juice out of the tomatoes and get out most of the seeds
8. Put the squeezed tomatoes in the freezer bag
9. Your wife will put the tomatoes in the freezer for later use

Dad Blog Squeezing Tomatoes before Freezing

I am excited to make pizza sauce and tomato sauce out of the frozen tomatoes this winter.  So dads, if you want to get dirty with your kids, freeze tomatoes.  I would have had Rylan squeeze tomatoes with me but it was his bedtime.  Since I am losing the title of the master of the remote, I am now gaining the title King Squeeze Tomato.  I just hope that I do not get the term of endearment King Squeeze.