preserving tomatoes

[HoofsandWings]

The storms and cold killed my plants. I picked 30 pounds of tomatoes and need to preserve them until I can them.
How much salt do I use? Is there anything else I should add like water?
It will be a week before I get to them.

[HORSEPOWER]

Are you asking how to hold them, how to can them, or both?

[splitshot]

  you can puree them and freeze them in gallon bags.  the same with peppers.  I put whole stemless peppers in a gallon milk jug , fill it with water , freeze it and when you want it thaw and it is the same as the day you froze it.    mike w

[HoofsandWings]

Sorry about my badly worded question.
I won't have time to can them for a few days and need to keep them from spoiling until then.

[lokidog]

Just keep them cool and dry and they should be fine.

[NRA4LIFE]

If they're ripe, you can just freeze them whole.  Then thaw them as you need them for sauces, soups, chili, etc.  I've been doing that for years when I get sick of canning them or don't have time.

[Boss .300 winmag]

We freeze them whole on a cookie sheet, then put in ziplocks for use in soups and stews. The skins come off after thawing really easy.  This should work as a temp storage solution as well.

[NRA4LIFE]

Boss makes a good point.  After they've been frozen you can just run them under hot water while they are still frozen and the skins just rub right off.