Yay! We finally, after several false starts, made salsa this weekend! Between the late spring and cool summer, I didn't have very many tomatoes to offer, but EZ Orchards did- 25lbs. worth! I made salsa last year, but I used the wrong type of tomatoes and it was a little on the watery side. This year, we tried two different recipes. The first one was out of the Ball Blue Book and was the same one I tried last year. This year, we roasted the onions, jalapenos, and tomatoes on the grill to reduce some of the juices and give it a nice fire-roasted flavor. I also used Romas this time instead of slicing tomatoes, which also helped to give the salsa a thick, meaty texture. The other recipe Nicole found on the internet and was much different that mine. It had a lot more peppers and used lemon juice instead of red wine vinegar. I can't wait to try them!
Here's Nicole trying to keep a lid on the dirty dishes. Good luck...
Here are all the beautiful Romas we used from EZ Orchards. Believe it or not, we had to go get even more tomatoes after we used up this box!
We put all the seeded tomatoes on the grill to skin them instead of blanching them to cut down on the water content.
And here are the finished jars! We made 18 pints and 12 jam jars full! Nicole wanted the jam jars for Christmas presents.
Towards the afternoon, Emma stopped by with Mark and Abel since Don was working in Mt. Angel. They had lots of fun playing with the cat toys and the glow-in-the-dark stars they found in the attic. Also, my mail basket was a great source of entertainment for Abel:
Peek a boo!
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