Step 1

Canning tomato sauce is a social event, call your friends and family to help

Step 2

Cut the tomatoes into 4 sections, removing the green connection of the stem and any damaged parts.

Step 3

As soon as a bucket is ready, pour the tomatoes into a large caldron to cook while covered, stir from time to time to make sure they don't stick to the bottom.

Step 4

Roughly line the crates with some old clean towels

Step 5

Align the crates over the drainage grid so the water of the tomatoes can drain away

Step 6

Once the tomatoes have softened and lost their consistency, poured them back into the crates over the towels

Step 7

Squeeze the tomatoes inside the towels

Step 8

Grinde the tomatoes in the grinding machine, one, two, three times, to make sure no pulp is left on the skin.

Step 9

The tomato skin and the parts of the tomatoes that were removed earlier will go into the compost, to fertilize more tomatoes plants for next year.

Step 10

The jars should be sterilised

Step 11

Put a basil leaf inside each jar and fill them with the tomato sauce

Step 12

Place the barrel over the burners

Step 13

Place a potato bag at the bottom of the barrel

Step 14

Put a band around each jar

Step 15

Layer the jars placing potato’s bags over them until they filled the barrel to the top

Step 16

Fill the barrel with water all the way to the top

Step 17

Placed a cover on top, and a brick to stop the jars from floating and banging while boiling

Step 18

Start the fire and wait for the water to boil

Step 19

Let the jars boil for 1 hour

Step 20

Turn off the fire and wait until the next day for the water to cool down completely before removing the jars

Step 21

A vacuum has now formed inside the jars and the sauce will keep for the winter