Tomato Problem ..!

[alavahalf]

What shall I do with them .. It has been the best year ever for indoor toms, whereas the outdoor ones have all more or less all failed with blight. But I an still left with a glut of Stripey Stuffers and San Marzano.
I have frozen them in various states.. with skins, without and even with the seeds removed. I have made chutney (amazing) which only stores for 4-6 weeks though. My neighbours are still taking them but I think they are fed up with large cooking toms, they all want small salad types. I have made relish and now I think I am on my last option I think, which is tomato soup.
Having made it in the past and decided it' wasn't very nice I never tried it again till now. My measure of good tomato soup is Heinz .. it tastes great, but always gives me heartburn.
Using a recipe I found I have been making it for a few weeks and freezing it .. lo and behold three different people reckon it tastes as good as the real thing ! But how much soup can you consume ?
I'd say that making tomato soup would be very expensive if you didn't have access to free tomato's .. I do .. and hate throwing them away, which must happen shortly. I cant even compost them as I don't want their seed in my compost .. any ideas other than the local tip?

My poly tunnel a few days ago .. http://i62.tinypic.com/30uzbjr.jpg

PS.. I do have quite a large amount of sweet peppers to follow this lot.

[EcclesCake]

The recipe here for roasted tomato sauce is excellent and perfect for theSan Marzano http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/sep/23/tomato-recipes-hugh-fearnley-whittingstall

You could also quarter them with some thyme and garlic and bake in a very, very, very low oven to dry them out and then put them in jars and cover with olive oil.

Tomato ketchup is another thought.

Roasted tomato and pepper soup is delicious too.

[alavahalf]

Excellent .. hadn't thought of drying them !

[MallyJ]

good grief .. how wonderful .... where do you live? I will be round...and pumpkins too.... salivating here ... another thought .... bag them up, create an honesty box and put them out front to sell..... of course that would depend where you live... another thought ... car boot sales... organic home grown fruit and veg will fly off the table top ... farmers market?? You would do very well I reckon.

[Clanad]

How about freezing some... they do very well especially if you have a vacuum food sealer. Simply plunge them (a few at a time) into a pot of boiling water for maybe 30 seconds and then dip them out and into a waiting sink of ice water. The skins will just slip off... place them on a layer of paper towels to dry slightly and then place them on a baking shee. Put them in the freezer for maybe 30 minutes (make sure they aren't touching each other) and then plae them in a food saver bag or vacuum savr bag and put them back in the freezer until mid-January when they'll look and taste delicious in a soup, stew or spaghetti sauce...

[alavahalf]

Mally .. the Pumkins are actually squash's .. I had to cut them free about 6 weeks ago as they were too big for what I wanted. Have been at the allotment all afternoon and before I left I had a look at the toms ... to hazard a guess , I am now left with about 100lb or more ! Managed to give 5 away earlier .. someone is entering them in the town show.
Just trying to get some jars to try roasting them as eccles suggested.