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Me and Mrs. Crafty used to can cases of tomatoes - it's not that hard but it takes a while -
Boil water in a large kettle and drop in the tomatoes for a minute maybe - then plunge into cold water and remove skins.
There are blue porcelain canning pots you can get at Wallyworld or Agway with a rack that fits inside - wash your Ball jars, plunge into boiling water to sterilize and remove with rack and use tongs to empty them. Fill hot jars with tomatoes stuffing them down with a wooden spon and fill to brim to get the air out. Put on lids and screw down caps and let cool -
It's been a while, but that's pretty much it - the full directions are on the Ball Jar cases - follow them explicitly.
I'll tell ya, there's nothing like making a sauce in February and having tomatoes that taste like you just picked 'em fresh -
Good luck.
Anyway, Agway in Portsmouth will have the Ball jars and info - not that expensive - be SURE everything is properly sterilized - botulism can occur if it's not done properly -
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