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Preparing tomato preserves is very simple and requires very few ingredients. You will no longer have to buy them at the supermarket during the winter.
Canned tomatoes are great for fresh dishes like spaghetti with basil sauce or for dressing any dish . They will come in handy at any time of year even when tomatoes are not in season and will allow you to use homemade ingredients without resorting to peeled tomatoes bought at the supermarket.
Summer is the perfect time to preserve tomatoes that will be consumed throughout the year, but there is a method that will allow you to make them last up to two years. To make tomato preserves you don’t need much, just patience, fresh tomatoes, preferably from your own garden, and lots of basil.
To obtain a good tomato preserve, the degree of ripeness of the tomato and the type of tomato are important . This will determine the flavour of the preserve, so if you are not an expert, it is better to ask your greengrocer for advice. A little trick is to make the sauce for the preserves a couple of days after buying the tomatoes.
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