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Post by ladymarmalade on Oct 27, 2017 5:48:13 GMT -5
As in, green and unripe tomatoes.
Do you harvest them? Do you lay them out and hope they will ripen? Do you use them green?
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Post by pepperhead212 on Oct 27, 2017 6:55:01 GMT -5
I always use them for something! I just got a "few" of them yesterday, when I pulled my tomato plants, getting 6 trash cans of vines. I offen make picalili with them, but this season I haven't had much time for things like that, due to Mom's passing, and taking care of her prior to that. I often put them in Thai or Indian curries, as with many ingredients!
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Post by spike on Oct 27, 2017 7:59:54 GMT -5
I take them to my Aunt and she makes fried green tomatoes.
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Post by brownrexx on Oct 27, 2017 8:52:09 GMT -5
We fry a few of them but I don't try to ripen any. I have never had real good luck with that.
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Post by september on Oct 27, 2017 9:02:02 GMT -5
I bring in every tomato with any size to it, some turn red and keep nicely, others get rot spots close to cracks so I cut out and cook up the good ripe parts. I like fried green tomatoes, but am the only fan in the house, so only make them a couple of times. I keep wanting to try some of the green tomato pie recipes -- supposed to taste like apple pie.
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Post by paulf on Oct 27, 2017 9:14:19 GMT -5
If there is any sign of blush, those get saved. If solid green, those get tossed. Years ago the attempt was made to put them in a paper bag to see how many would turn. Now I am just too impatient for that or to make something out of greenies.
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Post by ladymarmalade on Oct 27, 2017 9:39:59 GMT -5
I always use them for something! I just got a "few" of them yesterday, when I pulled my tomato plants, getting 6 trash cans of vines. I offen make picalili with them, but this season I haven't had much time for things like that, due to Mom's passing, and taking care of her prior to that. I often put them in Thai or Indian curries, as with many ingredients! ![:'(](//storage.proboards.com/3247375/images/tFy1NiKRsMDj8HPNPcFe.png) I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. It is quite the gift you gave her in giving your time to her care and well being.
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Post by ladymarmalade on Oct 27, 2017 9:44:30 GMT -5
I have quite the collection of greenies, which is what inspired today's question. We did fried green tomatoes already, which was a delicious treat, but I don't make too many times a season.
I have canning recipes for Curried Green Pickles as well as a Hot Pickle Mix that uses green tomatoes, peppers and onions. I'd have to pick up some onions if I go for that option. I'm just not sure if I have much canning in me today.
I also have a few that are blushing, so I'll see if they'll ripen into something useable.
I left the green cherry tomatoes on the vines to be claimed by the cold. I thought really hard about picking them and pickling them, but there's only so much time.
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Post by pepperhead212 on Oct 27, 2017 21:17:25 GMT -5
I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. Thanks ladymarmalade. She hasn't been well for the last year or so, and she went in the hospital on 5-20, and didn't go back home until 10-13, being back and forth between hospitals and rehabs. She went back into the hospital on 10-19, and passed away early the next morning, @86. The night before I made her a batch of her favorite pine nut cookies, and she barely had the strength to eat one, and that's when I knew. It was a blessing, in a way, since she is no longer suffering. The services are tomorrow.
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Post by ladymarmalade on Oct 28, 2017 6:35:22 GMT -5
I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. Thanks ladymarmalade. She hasn't been well for the last year or so, and she went in the hospital on 5-20, and didn't go back home until 10-13, being back and forth between hospitals and rehabs. She went back into the hospital on 10-19, and passed away early the next morning, @86. The night before I made her a batch of her favorite pine nut cookies, and she barely had the strength to eat one, and that's when I knew. It was a blessing, in a way, since she is no longer suffering. The services are tomorrow. Prayers for you this morning.
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Post by september on Oct 28, 2017 9:07:11 GMT -5
I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. Thanks ladymarmalade . She hasn't been well for the last year or so, and she went in the hospital on 5-20, and didn't go back home until 10-13, being back and forth between hospitals and rehabs. She went back into the hospital on 10-19, and passed away early the next morning, @86. The night before I made her a batch of her favorite pine nut cookies, and she barely had the strength to eat one, and that's when I knew. It was a blessing, in a way, since she is no longer suffering. The services are tomorrow. Oh dear, so sorry to hear this. Losing a mom is one of the saddest moments in a person's life. My condolences.
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Post by paquebot on Oct 28, 2017 9:08:49 GMT -5
Used to save a lot of them. Generally all I was doing was prolonging the rotting of most of them. There's a few big ones right now that may be worth saving but not going to collect more than we can use up in a couple weeks. Taste is never as impressive as when ripened naturally. Gardeners claim that their tomatoes are so much better than store-bought and then turn around and accept them when using the same process.
Martin
The truth is more important than the facts.
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Post by ladymarmalade on Oct 28, 2017 9:18:06 GMT -5
Used to save a lot of them. Generally all I was doing was prolonging the rotting of most of them. LOL! This made me laugh because it's so true. I have a big pile and I want to pickle them, but I seem to have picked up a cold and putting up preserves is the last thing I want to do. We'll see how long they hang around.
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Post by ladymarmalade on Nov 6, 2017 12:46:24 GMT -5
Well, color me surprised this year! Literally! ![](http://tummytreasure.com/garden/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/IMG_0573-e1509990159911.jpg) The last tomatoes that I picked several weeks ago. I did end up making three batches of assorted green tomato pickles with the greenest ones. But the rest just sat on my kitchen floor in totes. I've noticed some coloring going on, but didn't really pay attention. However, this morning I walked in and it was VERY obvious by the smell in the room that there was a tomato in the pile that was full on rotting. So I determined today was the day to clean them out. I have a very nice collection of last tomatoes here! The yellow ones are all Dr. Wyche's Yellow, some of the purple are NPS, some are not. I have a couple of Goat Bag's, and then a bunch that I'm not entirely sure which plants they came from. Making the last fresh tomato sauce today. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/3247375/images/AgR8NN4iidU1wy_OcyQm.png)
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Post by aqua on Nov 6, 2017 18:13:09 GMT -5
That's a beautiful picture!
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Post by spacecase0 on Nov 6, 2017 21:19:43 GMT -5
as long as I can keep frost from them I get most of them to ripen the trick here is airflow, mold can't reproduce in moving air, so I keep them single layer on paper or on wire racks and I get them to ripen all winter and into spring
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