Italian Grandma Makes Canned Tomato Puree

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  • @nancybatch7007
    @nancybatch7007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Notice that this kitchen is in the basement? That's where the real cooking done. The upstairs kitchen is for show; the basement is for work.

    • @qrandrea2160
      @qrandrea2160 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This is how we do it . One kitchen in the basement, one on first floor , one outside called summer kitchen .😀
      And no washing machine in the kitchen .

  • @stevefornataro7476
    @stevefornataro7476 3 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    When Italian grandmas say “some people make it a different way” they are really saying some people do it wrong. 🤣🇮🇹

    • @your_belief_vs_everything
      @your_belief_vs_everything 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      True. My husband's grandma, may she rest in peace, was teaching me how to make pignolis and I asked her if I could do something a slightly different way. She replied "well you could, but it will be wrong".

    • @lucacavazzini2343
      @lucacavazzini2343 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, definitely!

    • @annamamo3645
      @annamamo3645 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not really- I wash the tomaties, halve them and remove that green part. Put in a deep dish, along with Lots of basil, and lots of garlic cloves, and bake them on low heat for 6 hours. Leave to cool down covered with aluminium foil. ( Next day) I liquidize the lot and preserve.

    • @nyunixguru
      @nyunixguru ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol

    • @Mrgreenjeans578
      @Mrgreenjeans578 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

      😂😂😂😂 true

  • @conscience-commenter
    @conscience-commenter ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Gina was from the greatest generation of honest, hard working, dedicated people that made the world a better place.

    • @glennjames4780
      @glennjames4780 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Such a gift!! Thank you Gina and those who brought her video to me... So grateful

  • @chintancioco-torres1139
    @chintancioco-torres1139 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    For those who commented negatively, I think she's been doing this recipe and tomato puree way before you guys we're born it's all about "common sense" "botulism" can acquired if you don't do it the right she specifically shown to turn it upside down. So when you see it the next morning and if there's mark around the rim when it was left upside down overnight, indicates that the content in the jar is not safe to consume. Thank you.

    • @WinstonSmithGPT
      @WinstonSmithGPT 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s perfectly safe to consume immediately but won’t keep, just to be clear.

  • @9elitemarketingservicesllc575
    @9elitemarketingservicesllc575 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Protect our Italian grandma at all costs!! She is a national treasure! 😂😂

  • @sherryssweetsensationz2623
    @sherryssweetsensationz2623 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I LOVE YOUR NONA. She’s so precious. I lost my granny over 30 years ago. Watching her makes me cry. Treasure her and everything she touches. Thank you for sharing her recipes and techniques. God Bless

  • @SDOV8
    @SDOV8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Loved when she stopped and said, almost forgot and blesses herself before continuing. 7:17 God bless her and all those watching.

  • @smallfrypunk3647
    @smallfrypunk3647 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Four years on and she's still getting views and still getting praise. She is truly a treasure.

  • @KC-jq9kw
    @KC-jq9kw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    I'll be doing this for 2021. I am a disabled veteran, but I am slowly figuring things out and expanding my garden more and more. We just bought an old 5 acre 1880 farmhouse and barn. Getting a couple pigs and going bigger with the garden. Hitting the store less and less.

    • @mora118
      @mora118 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you for your service

    • @sallymerrell2558
      @sallymerrell2558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Dear Veteran, get several laying hens. You'll never regret it. They'll give you awesome eggs and clean up bugs. Best to you.

    • @conitorres9774
      @conitorres9774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      KC, Just wanted you say Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Wishing you the very best with your farm and garden.

    • @donnihatcher2679
      @donnihatcher2679 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Make the sauce but don't can this way. Do the proper waterbath way. But the sauce is beautiful!

    • @carlos.bogran
      @carlos.bogran 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome keep it going Sir!!

  • @deveus1
    @deveus1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +924

    You know she's a professional grandma because she's got two stoves to cook on and a giant stick.

    • @sp10sn
      @sp10sn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Perfecto👌

    • @Roger-ci4tp
      @Roger-ci4tp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The Sauce is for the year ahead and FAMILY !! ( did u not hear that ? ) ah ! Giant stick is for u !!

    • @user-jn7so8eh7v
      @user-jn7so8eh7v 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😅 truth

    • @1964kamran
      @1964kamran 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Roger-ci4tp hehehe

    • @jean-philippebelhomme7595
      @jean-philippebelhomme7595 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Not only 2 stove.....2 stove in the garage....

  • @terifoster1138
    @terifoster1138 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    😂❤️ She has 2 stoves & a giant stick & a big machine. What a great grandma to work so hard to make homemade tomato sauce for her family. ❤️

  • @66twiggs2u
    @66twiggs2u 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I love this lady. We need to hold our elders dear to our hearts. Their knowledge is worth more than silver and gold.

  • @rhiannonh5202
    @rhiannonh5202 3 ปีที่แล้ว +623

    The AUDACITY people have to comment anything remotely negative about this sweet Nonna sharing her knowledge is baffling to me

    • @DeathBringr07
      @DeathBringr07 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nana is bad

    • @alisonc8020
      @alisonc8020 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It’s because the “canning” method she is using (turning the jars upside down) is not safe. She is risking botulism - presumably to her entire family and likely many friends. It’s rare, yes, but it’s deadly. A simple water bath would eliminate the risk altogether but she does not do it.
      I guess the risk is not as high with tomato sauce, as cooking the product upon opening the jar removes the botulism toxin, but many learners are watching this and thinking that upending a jar is how you preserve something. It’s a very, very dangerous assumption to make and videos like this are how those assumptions are made.

    • @jeanettereynolds3151
      @jeanettereynolds3151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@alisonc8020 she has been doing this years shes italian her mother grandmother would have done this method well before water baths everything is materialised. Well done I trust hers more than someone on here with all the high pressure canning machines thank you

    • @jeanettereynolds3151
      @jeanettereynolds3151 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      How do you think people canned for years before water baths etc it's all steralised my gran from u.k used to make jam jars galore of jam.never heard of a high pressure water bath or canning machine etc.they used thier old faithful giant burnt black pot would put jam into jars wait to cool a little put on a circle of wax paper and a jam lid.leave her do it her way.

    • @DisabledCreation
      @DisabledCreation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Tomatoes are acidic meaning you don't have to pressure can, and the amount of time the sauce is boiling (even in the jar) virtually eliminates the risk of botulism.

  • @Roadsaftyslowdown
    @Roadsaftyslowdown 3 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    30 years ago I was 20 and I had an Italian girlfriend, she dumped me, I still miss her grandmother.

  • @blackmonday738
    @blackmonday738 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Man not only in general I love the older folks they know soooooo much. I've Always listen and watch them. Working in home care is a plus. Everyone has a secret and a story.

  • @WinstonSmithGPT
    @WinstonSmithGPT 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The kitchen in the basement is the most Italian thing ever.

  • @LordDragon1965
    @LordDragon1965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Her sealing method is actually sound science. By taking the hot jarred sauce and inverting and cooling slowly, she is allowing the head space in the jar to cool away from the seal creating vacuum pressure pulling the flat lid into place. Luckily tomato sauce needs less that 5# of pressure to seal.

    • @Cynnas
      @Cynnas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Except the water bath is better for sealing the lid and killing bacteria. I imagine hers isn't meant for long term storage though; probably doesn't last that long.

    • @mynameisfriday118
      @mynameisfriday118 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Cynnas agreed. Her method is called open kettle canning. It's no longer an acceptable preservation storage method.

    • @vonsweety
      @vonsweety ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mynameisfriday118 actually it still works… Must be a miracle…

  • @mrdoubtfire9906
    @mrdoubtfire9906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I love her enthusiasm and love of detail. I’m retired and cooking is my release and hobby. I recently got into canning last year. I’ll never go hungry as I love to cook. My brother is handicapped and I take care of him since his wife passed. We are Italian/Greek. And my mom taught me a lot rest her sole. And now I’m learning so much more again on Italian traditions and meals. This was my first time watching your channel. And I loved it. Thank you very much!

    • @saraisak6685
      @saraisak6685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like European people/men
      Maybe we can cook together? 🙏

  • @GrowWhereYouArePlanted
    @GrowWhereYouArePlanted 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I tried your tomato canning technique in this video about 1.5 years ago. I just started using my canned sauce now. It is so very delicious! It tastes much better than the stuff I buy in the grocery store. Thanks!!!

  • @Nurseratchet101
    @Nurseratchet101 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    While preparing to can some beans and tomato I began missing the summers I spent as a child with my grandma. She'd can for her 5 children (and others) to feed us grandchildren. Reminiscing about breaking beans, chopping cabbage, peeling&coring apples. Grandma with her huge pressure canners and water bathers. When stumbling across your video I watched with so much joy. My grandma was really small like yours. She also had a heavy country accent from the southern U.S... I hope the youth of today can one day reminisce about their grandma, as I have this day. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your lovely grandmother with the world... I just wanna hug her...She is a treasure for certain! 🤗

  • @jasonsmith7416
    @jasonsmith7416 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    When I saw her standing on her cooking bench to reach the pot - I knew I was in love. Your family is blessed to have such a treasure.

  • @deanne609
    @deanne609 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    When you have more ovens in your basement you know you’re hard core cooking. Bravo to Italian grandmas!!

  • @lisaculbertson9909
    @lisaculbertson9909 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Hello Nonna! My father and I followed your instructions and my puree turned out beautiful! You are a wonderful teacher! I will be doing this forever from now on. I love your tucking the jars into bed method!😊 A hundred million thank you's! Peace and the Lord's blessing upon you! ❤

  • @1zelcat
    @1zelcat 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Where I grew up in New Jersey all the Italian grandmas had a complete kitchen in the basement, for canning or other big cooking productions.

  • @nunyabizness9459
    @nunyabizness9459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    This whole basement operation is amazing. I love grandmas like this from any culture. Her whole family is so fortunate to have her with them.

  • @scootaroo28
    @scootaroo28 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    OMG I absolutely LOVE this woman. Please keep her healthy and alive for as long as possible and thank you for sharing her with the world.
    God bless you and you're entire family. ❤❤❤

  • @timsmith7874
    @timsmith7874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love the way she still has all of her equipment (in impeccable shape too) and gives you a timeline of her progression ,I love tradition

    • @dougl945
      @dougl945 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No kidding that generation didn’t mess around they kept everything and they appreciated all of it my grandmother too

  • @lindacarter6332
    @lindacarter6332 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Such a sweet lady to share 💕 Look at how hard she works to make her beautiful sauce!! 💝💝💝

  • @bernadinegregory784
    @bernadinegregory784 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    What a sweet lady! I don't believe many people would put that much effort and love into her canning. A lost art. I'm happy to see she is keeping it alive. Thank you Nona.

  • @forensicresearcher603
    @forensicresearcher603 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    In light of CoVid-19, I have a genuine appreciation for this beautiful Italian woman and her passion for cooking for her family. Blessings ~

    • @marioandraos4293
      @marioandraos4293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here ! She popped up in mind yesterday when I was shopping to stock up and I had an aha moment at the sight of roma tomatoes... i just wish marzanos were available.

  • @cindyfindeis2098
    @cindyfindeis2098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank You Mama Gina, this summer I am
    Going to grow some Roma tomatoes
    And try canning some tomato sauce,
    Pray for me and my Tomatoes to grow.
    Have a Very Blessed Day

  • @anthonycoca2202
    @anthonycoca2202 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This brought so much joy to an otherwise gloomy day. I was midway through before I even realized I had been grinning the entire time as I felt like I was watching a beloved nonna pass down her recipes. I was comforted (?) in its authenticity and can sense that she genuinely cooks from a place of love and passion. Like it should be...

  • @Lee-fw9mr
    @Lee-fw9mr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I almost shed a tear when Nona was thanking everyone. :') She's so pure

  • @mcsabbiamcsand
    @mcsabbiamcsand 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I loved her italiglish. God bless her.

  • @joeyjazzjosh
    @joeyjazzjosh 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Respect to the lady for speaking english. Reminds me of my grandma :)

  • @josephgiustiniani2834
    @josephgiustiniani2834 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    ........... In the cellar. Where all the great sauces used to be born. I remember this as a kid. People would make sauce from scratch. Wine from scratch. The gardens..! We need to go back to this.......

  • @jcoburn3590
    @jcoburn3590 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love how she always finds a way to tuck her food in for a nap. She's so cute and the recipes are great too!

    • @antoniablake7278
      @antoniablake7278 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      J Coburn My favorite was her first Bread & Pizza dough video, when she picked up that heavy pan with all that dough and carried it to her little couch in the living room then covered it with 3 more heavy blankets❣️❣️❣️That’s a Real Italian Super Mom‼️❤️🥰

  • @JcUDE
    @JcUDE 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a great way to keep the old recipes alive when Grandma is long gone. This is a beautiful tribute of your love for her. Please keep recording all you can for you, your family, and all of us. Thank you Grandma for your cooking lessons.

  • @luckymatthew9292
    @luckymatthew9292 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was crying the whole time watching, so happy when I used to make la salsa with my Nonna Santina every September. Thank you so much Nonna Gina, you are amazing!

  • @danamadala1793
    @danamadala1793 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I’ve never been interested in any cooking shows ever, but yours are an instant addiction Grandma Gina, I shared your video with my boss and she’s subbed too!
    So grateful to YOU for your heartfelt passion, hard work, and overflowing love for all!
    Continued blessings to your beautiful, supportive family too, a precious and priceless gift indeed💓

  • @danao1796
    @danao1796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Video is 2 years old, but still getting views and comments like it was made yesterday! Who else is here in 2020 for a little love from Mama Gina? God bless! 🍅🌼💙

  • @blt4life112
    @blt4life112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    She said she little prayer and tucked it in a comforter. Talk about made with love.

  • @suzyqueues
    @suzyqueues ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Gina you are what we need a gazillion more of! The world would be a much better place. Your food is delicious but you are exquisite.

  • @helenbeam7586
    @helenbeam7586 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The person with the botulism concern did not listen well, she turned them upside down or they would burst, plus Gina checked them. She said if the top could be pressed in, she threw them out. Gina is an Italian national treasure. We love her!

    • @MrsStevenBrown
      @MrsStevenBrown 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s still wrong…safe measures is water canning for 30 mins…she didn’t do that time at the higher temp, so yes..she could get someone really sick! Plus she didn’t have any lemon juice or acid power to keep them acidic for longer storage…it’s just awesome the sauce she made.. but it’s risky processing! As some one whose been sick from bad canning.. YIkES 😳!

  • @nancymoist
    @nancymoist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I wish I was quarantined with Gina!!

    • @ns7353
      @ns7353 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      you would eat like a roman emperor

    • @joditucker4682
      @joditucker4682 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was just thinking the same thing. I would love to learn from her. Her videos are awesome.

  • @Redneck_Renaissance
    @Redneck_Renaissance 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This may be the best cooking video I have ever seen! I definitely need to buy a good tomato grinder as I grow 80 tomato plants each year but Gina's recipe is so simple but still precise. And I now have a good excuse to buy even larger pots :) I'm German but I'm going to tell my wife "Aunt Gina" said I had to do it!

    • @rpowarz
      @rpowarz 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I miss canning with my Mother and Grandmother. Gina, you make me want to buy a grinder and start up again., it takes so much work without it!

  • @Trufriendship01
    @Trufriendship01 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Her English has so much Italian accent it's contagiousaah. 🇮🇹 I lovah her.

  • @laughingachilles
    @laughingachilles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I would love to spend a day with this lady. After teaching me about the finer points of canning tomato puree I am sure she could relate some wonderful stories from her life.
    Her grandkids are very lucky.

  • @miracleshappen4483
    @miracleshappen4483 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Ciao, I'm Italian and I remember when I was a child my relatives you to make salsa in the streets of a small town in Calabria, Southern Italy. Because we didn't have all the gears she's using for the sauce (salsa di pomodoro), my relatives used to cut up the tomatoes in very small pieces, place them into jars, close the jars really tight, place them in a huge barrel filled with water. The barrel had a wooden fire underneath so the tomatoes were cooked directly into the jars. The heat also made sure that no microbes could survive at such high temperature. The glass jars didn't explode! After that, you had to wait for the jars to cool down to store them in a dark, dry place in the house (i. g. a cupboard). In Italian this is called Conserva di Pomodori which literally means Preserved Tomatoes. We never separated the skin and the seeds from the tomatoes. 💖😉😁

    • @aleafox1675
      @aleafox1675 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How long can you store the Jars?

    • @miracleshappen4483
      @miracleshappen4483 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aleafox1675 1 year for sure but you'd better ask grandma because I'm pretty sure they can last much longer... if you can resist not eating them. 😁

    • @carolsloanes4938
      @carolsloanes4938 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      it means preserve tomatoes,you are using a faulty digital translator it happens sometimes,better luck next time Chow Bella.

  • @Eusantdac
    @Eusantdac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I saw this video in 2018 and I made the tomatoes sauce that year exactly as shown here. I did this last year as well and had amazing tomatoe sauce for the entire year. Today, I am making it again and just came by to refresh the lesson. Haha!! Thank You and all the very best!

    • @shanbaloch3312
      @shanbaloch3312 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How long we can store the jars??

    • @Eusantdac
      @Eusantdac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shanbaloch3312 I keep them in a room below the basement (like a second basement lol), where it is always cool (18C). They have lasted me over 14 months because when I made some last fall, I still had some from the year before and I finished those this past December.

    • @jujubee7351
      @jujubee7351 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I want to try this , so you dont boil the jars in water ? I like this way better

    • @Eusantdac
      @Eusantdac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jujubee7351 Make sure the jars are 100% clean and dry. You can maybe warm them up in the oven before putting the tomatoes sauce in them. I do not boil jars though. Boil tomatoes lol Good luck! Just do everything like in the video and it comes out awesome!

    • @veronicaavilahonores6504
      @veronicaavilahonores6504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@shanbaloch3312 if properly boiled (the jars, 15 minutes after boiling stars) over a 1 year 👌 - La nonna here, didn't do it, it's another technique for the 'seal up' I usually see in here in Italy 🇮🇹, guess there are different ways to do it

  • @user-pu8kb4qw4n
    @user-pu8kb4qw4n ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "some people made the water in the jar, don't make the water in the jar make the sauce" this is the cutest thing thank you mama gina

  • @patriciadinardo4074
    @patriciadinardo4074 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    God Bless you grandma Gina. It is a lot of work to jar tomatoes but you do it with such joy. Your family is blessed to have you. Thank you for sharing ❤ 😊

  • @lucan6901
    @lucan6901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I grew up in Italy and we used to do the same every year in August! The only difference that after the machine we didn't used to cook/boil in the pot but directly put the tomato sauce inside washed up beer bottles, cap them and placed in a cut barrel filled with water. Boiled the water in the barrel and then waited to cool off.
    All good and great Natural Tomato sauce for two years!

    • @corin164
      @corin164 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is how my wife and I canned tomatoes when we lived in Italy. .

  • @MrRobbyvent
    @MrRobbyvent 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Long ago we used the hand operated machine and making 5-6 times much more sauce than in the video. Family, relatives and neighbors-friends all worked together then had a feast and shared the final product. Lot of hard work but these were joyful days.

  • @fakefunbags
    @fakefunbags ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a JOY it is to watch these videos. I grew up in a family that never cooked. In the 70's- 80's, where frozen food was king. Frozen pizza, then delivery came along. These secrets were lost. Thank you, Gramma! My family will not go into their lives without your knowledge. 💗

  • @lg8365
    @lg8365 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love this Grandma!!!! This is real wholesome cooking! Our Grandparents were sooooo much more healthy than we are now! They put good food in their bodies, not prepared foods with tons of preservatives in. ❤🇨🇦

  • @TressasSouthernHomeCooking
    @TressasSouthernHomeCooking 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The ending made me cry. There are just no words to say how special Gina is! God Bless all of you.--------------Tressa Daigle

  • @HolyHeinz
    @HolyHeinz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Why giving this video a dislike? It’s only there, informative, funny and yummy!
    No harm to anyone!
    Greetings from Germany!

  • @americannic
    @americannic 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    ❤! I just space out and imagine if this was my Grandma teaching me to cook.. 🎉❤ I love this Woman!! She is a Treasure!!

  • @JBetta-jm3ly
    @JBetta-jm3ly ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My wife’s family (Sicilian) has been making their own sauce for years. This year my wife followed Ms. Gina’s way of jarring the sauce without having to boil the jars separately. This saved my wife a lot of time. We thank you. Your great!! God Bless!! Oh and I’m buying your book. 🤫🙂👍

  • @bountifulbroad5546
    @bountifulbroad5546 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I just love her. How could you not? She is just wonderful

  • @juliusebola9712
    @juliusebola9712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Please keep her safe in these scary times. We can't lose this precious woman.

  • @jumper123910
    @jumper123910 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What an amazing Lady. I just hope the next batch of Nonna's are as wonderful. My Grandmother was Scottish and just the same, kind, loving, generous and an amazing cook. Thank you.

  • @jjjj1234_
    @jjjj1234_ 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The sweetest grandma ever!

  • @carolsparks7286
    @carolsparks7286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A lot of people who have not had the pleasure to know an Italian grandmother, have not experienced making these amazing foods which are very labor intensive and become such a memorable family event every year. These days, many moms and grandmothers find themselves making them alone, as they age, so they stop. Whether it’s snapping beans, or canning goods, it’s a good time to bond with your family. I wish I had an Italian grandmother that I could spend a day peeling tomatoes with. Don’t let this become a lost art; gather the family and put the electronics down and create your own rich family memories. Thanks, Gina. You warm my heart. ❤️

  • @janetottaviano3481
    @janetottaviano3481 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You are smart to video her, you will treasure these forever!

  • @suzannefrey7121
    @suzannefrey7121 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Oh my, 2.7 million views and you deserve every one of them! I've been watching a few hours worth of videos about canning tomatoes today and I'm so glad I found yours. I'll be doing exactly what you did today. I have about 15 lbs. of tomatoes to process from my garden today and another 15 lbs. to process tomorrow. I just don't have the stamina like you to do it all at once. You are a beautiful sole. God bless you and may God still bless America.

  • @fattyboubatty
    @fattyboubatty 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thank you so much for uploading these videos, the world is a better place because of grandma Gina!

  • @Mary-had-a-lil-farm
    @Mary-had-a-lil-farm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    It kills me, these people telling you how to do things. I am quite certain you DO NOT need their advice, about no need to sterilize jars and water bath canning. I bet you have done this since before they were born. You are awesome!! Thank you for taking the time to make this video❤️. Those tomatoes are absolutely beautiful. Much appreciated!

  • @balzzers92
    @balzzers92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    During the hot summer's day here in Sicily, people usually work together to prepare canned peeled tomatoes: we still call it "priparari i buttigghi" (literally "preparing the bottles" because they once used sterilized empty beer bottles ). Enjoy Italian traditions, folks!

    • @ThePdxster
      @ThePdxster 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      At the end of the video is a list of all her family members that helped.

  • @saintracheljarodm.holy-kay2560
    @saintracheljarodm.holy-kay2560 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Mama Gina, thank you for sharing, canning of tomatoes recipe. Have a good week and God bless amen.

  • @imeverywoman3582
    @imeverywoman3582 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You are absolutely precious. Thank you for taking the time to make this video. It was a pleasure to watch. :)

  • @WhiteOpsDude
    @WhiteOpsDude 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have a lot of respect for this woman...A different generation that worked all their life. Hard work!

  • @jaquelinepascarelli9594
    @jaquelinepascarelli9594 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    How can ANYONE give this a thumbs down???!!!! LOVE HER... she makes my heart happy and nostalgic all at once... Missing my mother and Nonna... God bless your family and for sharing your secrets! 😄😘🥰🙏

    • @kathypittman5854
      @kathypittman5854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Probably a bunch of atheist because they noticed she is a Christian. That happens quite a bit.

  • @jamescaldwell2095
    @jamescaldwell2095 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Looked up a few videos to refresh my memory. This one might be my favorite. This is my first year making sauce since moving to Tennessee. My family did it every labor day weekend in NJ. Everyone got together picked one week, then cleaned and canned the next. It was like a reunion every year. The 100 quarts we'd each take home wasn't nearly enough for the year, but it was great. I'm hoping to restart the tradition here with friends and family.

  • @Twice805
    @Twice805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    She is adorable! I learned a lot from her and pray her long life, you are all blessed to have her and thank you for sharing her with all of us!

  • @conradthiede4936
    @conradthiede4936 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    She is a true expression of love, and love she has for her family through all of her hard work to make such fantastic sauce. She is a true Italian mama.

  • @denaredford6701
    @denaredford6701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    “Nice ah easy “ ,she make ah bed , they ah sleepy here. .” . Love this Grandma . 😍❤️. She blessed the sauce . 🙏🏻

    • @Docentino1914
      @Docentino1914 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "you gotta take-a da tomato and doowa like-a disa witta litta salt-a and a litta worra" You gotta love this Nonna :)

  • @jamiechristly4773
    @jamiechristly4773 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I love this lady ! She has a way that just makes me feel good. I love her recipes, but most of all, I love her positive attitude. I think the world could use a lot more ladies like her

  • @warmgreenshade1210
    @warmgreenshade1210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your joy after seeing your shelves full of sauce is just lovely, thanks for being such a great teacher Gina!

  • @JohnnyRFarmer
    @JohnnyRFarmer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    In 1983 I was in the USAF and I was sent to Sardinia. I was just a stupid young kid. I met a guy named Felicio who invited me to his house for dinner with his entire family. They taught me how to make sauce exactly the same Gina does. I have now watched this video 6 times. Gratzie!

  • @alainmimran7275
    @alainmimran7275 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It’s beautiful to watch, our family does it the same way ,it’s a real tradition we’ve bee doing it for 35 years... before that my wife use to do it with her mother since she was a little girl... Now we do it with 4 families We have 6 burners and 3 machines,lots of work but great Joy!!!

  • @devonharmon2245
    @devonharmon2245 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The recipe is real when the measurements are “a little bit” and “some of this” love your videos 😊

  • @priscillawakefield8439
    @priscillawakefield8439 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow. This method of canning is how I used to do all my jam canning. A family of 7 and still alive despite the USA “guidelines”.
    Of course, I learned my canning methods from older women--who had to can food to survive economics!
    Sugar or enough acid combined with heat can create a safe canned product. Love nonna Gina!

    • @quad1000
      @quad1000 ปีที่แล้ว

      What do you mean by "guidelines?"

    • @priscillawakefield8439
      @priscillawakefield8439 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@quad1000 US guidelines say to either water bath or pressure can all bottled food.

  • @violettalewandowski4913
    @violettalewandowski4913 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I started making food from scratch and jars ...and cheese from scratch and kefir and anything is possible for healthy reason and now I'm 53 and my grandmother and my mother are not here anymore can't ask them how it should be done...soo when I found grandma Gina's videos just warm up my heart...thanks for making those videos please don't stop I'm learning soo much from you.

  • @abdullatifzero
    @abdullatifzero 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I love her already. Please live for 100 more years

  • @SwitchMultiMedia
    @SwitchMultiMedia 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Now that is a true Nanno. Wonderful lady and wonderful sauce.

  • @billblasst4552
    @billblasst4552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My mother did sauces exactly this way in our Basement as well along with Canning preserves.
    Love this Sweet Italian mom, She reminds me of my friends mom on Wooster St..little Italy, 🇮🇹 Love Peace and Blessings to you and the rest of your Family!!!
    ❤ 🙏

  • @BettyHeath
    @BettyHeath 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Oh Gina, I truly enjoy watching your videos. I just found your channel today. I have been watching your videos, and it feels like my mother or grandmother are still here teaching me how to cook. They both passed when I was young. Thank you for sharing yourself with us, you will never understand how much it means to your viewers. Love, from Corpus Christi, Texas.

  • @bobbybob3681
    @bobbybob3681 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    SO HARD WORKING... WELL DONE GRANDMA...

  • @gracehesketh9928
    @gracehesketh9928 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Oh God, so many memories. My Mom and Dad canned their tomatoes, downstairs in our house. I can smell the tomatoes and Basil cooking. Thank you beautiful, amazing lady, Gina. God bless America and the rest of the World❤

  • @Goodellsam
    @Goodellsam 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I love this Nona. I am not Italian. My nieces are second generation American Italian.
    Their Nona came to the US when she was 10. She came on a ship alone and traveled to Mississippi alone on a train. She did not speak a word of English.
    Her parents were part of the Sunnyside Plantation Indentured servants. They were treated terribly.

    • @janemuthui8183
      @janemuthui8183 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A source of inspiration.

  • @sammy60164
    @sammy60164 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    She's probably a better cook then most "professional" cooks, she can probably teach them a thing or two

    • @elenaescocia2479
      @elenaescocia2479 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sammy Oh without a doubt!

    • @MyBride.
      @MyBride. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She cooks with love❤

    • @nielsnielsen9013
      @nielsnielsen9013 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      delusional

    • @sammy60164
      @sammy60164 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nielsnielsen9013 You calling me delusional?

  • @titanium5
    @titanium5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I remember tomato harvest in Italy. I was 10 living in Carovigno. All the old ladies around the city had their tables out making salsa. The town smelled like tomato and it was so wonderful. It was a massive effort. I miss it so much!

  • @latinlollipop6126
    @latinlollipop6126 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Please give this lady a big hug from here in the UK. I love listening and watching her.

  • @Django44
    @Django44 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Un bel lavoro! THIS is the way to make a video for this purpose - good camera work (move s-l-o-w-l-y), good lighting, good quality sound recording and numero uno - a fantastic hostess! Grazie. (I love the apron she wears before changing, later, to a different one. That's the Italian way - family.)

  • @Moelysol
    @Moelysol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Watching this made me happy. It totally changed the tone of my day.

  • @katemerrin4238
    @katemerrin4238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    She is seriously the most adorable and sweet grandma ever! I absolutely love her!!! Im laughing and tearing up watching her videos!

    • @aceofswords8637
      @aceofswords8637 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Couldn't have said it better myself! I wanna hug from Gina ❤

  • @sherryssweetsensationz2623
    @sherryssweetsensationz2623 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love you Grandma Gina. You’re a gift. God please continue to Bless and keep her ❤❤

  • @robfmas
    @robfmas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Shes serious about her sauce, machine seperator and everything! I enjoy watching her videos. God bless her🙏