Rita, the tomatoes finished cooking, and I was ready to put them in jars when
the power went off. They didn't cool down much while the power was off, but
I reheated them, canned them up, and put the cans through a water bath (boiling
water with cans submerged) for 15 min. Other vegetables I use the pressure canner.
A neighbor used to freeze whole tomatoes, and she said as long as she let them
thaw before cooking, that they tasted similar to canned.
And thanks for the very nice comments.
