One half bushel of fresh tomatoes should yield about 9 quarts canned.
Have you ever noticed tomatoes come in different sizes ? -This could be any number between 12 and 32 tomatoes
16 cups
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12 tomatoes or 3 oz
That is 2 pounds of tomatoes
One bushel of fresh tomatoes weighs 53 pounds and yields about 18 quarts of canned tomatoes. Therefore, about 3 pounds of fresh tomatoes makes 1 qt of canned tomatoes.
In home canning this can depend.You can get 12 quarts of peaches out 1 bushel. A bushel of tomatoes weighs 53 pounds and will fill about 22 quart bottles whether you bottle them as tomatoes, or juice them.
a quart or liter sized can of stewed tomatoes on average holds about 7 or 8 tomatoes. It more depends on the actual size of the tomato, it could be more for smaller tomatoes or less for larger.
In home canning this can depend.You can get 12 quarts of peaches out 1 bushel. A bushel of tomatoes weighs 53 pounds and will fill about 22 quart bottles whether you bottle them as tomatoes, or juice them.
8 cups. 1 quart = 4 cups And 1 cup = 0.25 quart. There are 32 US fluid ounces (2 pints, or 4 cups) in 1 US quart (946.4 ml). There are 40 Imperial fluid ounces (2 pints) in 1 Imperial quart (1,136 ml). Note that there is no 'cup' in the Imperial system, it is best to use pints or half pints, and not 'cups'.
96 oz 1 quart = 32 oz 1 oz = 0.03 qt 1 Imp. qt = 40 oz
I think 12 lbs would be a good guess. 6 quarts of water is 12 pounds. Tomatoes are mostly water- there will be space between the tomatoes, but they can be heaped up over the brim of the basket. A produce manager or truck farmer may have actually weighed such baskets and would know for sure; if so, I hope they will supply the definitive answer.
A 1/2 bushel box of tomatoes weighs approximately 25 pounds. 25 pounds of Roma tomatoes produce approximately 11 liters of strained juice and pulp. This 11 liters will need to reduce down to about 4-5 liters to make tomato paste. 4 -1/2 liters equals 4.75 quarts. So to make 1 quart you need approximately 6-7 pounds of tomatoes.
There is 7 to 12 quarts of sauce depending on how thick you prefer your sauce. A bushel weighs 53 pounds and yields 10 to 12 quarts of sauce-an average of 5 pounds per quart for thin sauce and 7 to 9 quarts of sauce-an average of 6½ pounds per quart for thick sauce.