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What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« on: July 19, 2011, 04:50:56 PM »
Awhile back, hubby planted three tomato bushes.  They're producing a bumper crop.  I went out this afternoon and harvested 14 tomatoes of varying sizes.  Short of canning them, which I prefer not to do, have any of you got a favorite recipe that uses alot of tomatoes?  I can cut some up for recipes like my jambalaya, spaghetti, BLT's, etc., but of course none of those solutions will help me use up a vast quantity of tomatoes.  Hubby can give some away at work, and I can try the neighbors, BUT most of them are retired and have their own gardens.  So, I'm left contemplating the 14 tomatoes perched on my counter and knowing that outside their little buddies are multiplying worse than rabbits.  There have got to be over 60 tomatoes out there, and more buds on the plants every day.

Obviously I can consult recipe books, online cooking sites and so forth and so on, but before I do that, I'd love to hear from any of you who have some beloved recipes that call for lots of tomatoes, or heck, even just one or two.

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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2011, 04:59:11 PM »
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What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?

Is Obama going to be in the area , and do you have a good throwing arm?  :-)
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2011, 05:04:16 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on July 19, 2011, 04:59:11 PM
Is Obama going to be in the area , and do you have a good throwing arm?  :-)

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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2011, 05:10:14 PM »
Quote from: Boudicca on July 19, 2011, 04:50:56 PM
Awhile back, hubby planted three tomato bushes.  They're producing a bumper crop.  I went out this afternoon and harvested 14 tomatoes of varying sizes.  Short of canning them, which I prefer not to do, have any of you got a favorite recipe that uses alot of tomatoes?  I can cut some up for recipes like my jambalaya, spaghetti, BLT's, etc., but of course none of those solutions will help me use up a vast quantity of tomatoes.  Hubby can give some away at work, and I can try the neighbors, BUT most of them are retired and have their own gardens.  So, I'm left contemplating the 14 tomatoes perched on my counter and knowing that outside their little buddies are multiplying worse than rabbits.  There have got to be over 60 tomatoes out there, and more buds on the plants every day.

Obviously I can consult recipe books, online cooking sites and so forth and so on, but before I do that, I'd love to hear from any of you who have some beloved recipes that call for lots of tomatoes, or heck, even just one or two.

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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2011, 06:13:02 PM »
If you have a vacuum sealer they are easy to freeze and will taste just like they do today next year!
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2011, 08:01:04 PM »
Vacuum sealer, dehydrator or can them...
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2011, 08:37:31 PM »
Have you ever tried deep frying battered sliced green tomatoes? Ripe doesn't work very well, but the greener and firmer, the better.I slice 'em about ¼ to ½ inch thick, and do 'em in a beer batter.
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #7 on: July 19, 2011, 09:47:32 PM »
Daggum Bou!  You suck!  Not really, but it is so dang hot here, all I have is 6 feet tall plants.  With NOTHING!  I would suggest drying them.  Takes up alot less room, and they taste really good.
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2011, 09:48:12 PM »
Quote from: FreeBorn on July 19, 2011, 05:10:14 PM
Why can't the North Koreans figure this stuff out? For cryin' out loud they're eating wallpaper.  :mental:

NOKOs have wallpaper????
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #9 on: July 19, 2011, 09:51:56 PM »
Well, if you want to put the tomatoes to good use, there isn't anything wrong with having bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwiches (with real mayonnaise, of course) for breakfast, dinner, supper, and as in-between snacks until they're all gone.  There's nothing wrong with dining on the same thing over and over again.

That's what I'd do.
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #10 on: July 19, 2011, 10:21:27 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on July 19, 2011, 04:59:11 PM
Is Obama going to be in the area , and do you have a good throwing arm?  :-)

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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #11 on: July 19, 2011, 10:36:27 PM »
Quote from: catsmtrods on July 19, 2011, 06:13:02 PM
If you have a vacuum sealer they are easy to freeze and will taste just like they do today next year!

Well, I have Ziploc, but that probably isn't the same thing.  Still, for a few months' duration, freezing would most likely work.  Thanks!
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #12 on: July 19, 2011, 10:38:07 PM »
Quote from: marv on July 19, 2011, 08:37:31 PM
Have you ever tried deep frying battered sliced green tomatoes? Ripe doesn't work very well, but the greener and firmer, the better.I slice 'em about ¼ to ½ inch thick, and do 'em in a beer batter.

Sound yummy, thanks!
I know hubby can use the little green ones in his homemade salsa, along with the serrano and jalapeno peppers he planted.
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #13 on: July 19, 2011, 10:40:01 PM »
Quote from: Thor on July 19, 2011, 08:01:04 PM
Vacuum sealer, dehydrator or can them...

Maybe I should get a vacuum sealer.  Too lazy to do canning when I can buy the on sale for about 50 cents a can. :whistling:
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2011, 10:43:28 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on July 19, 2011, 09:47:32 PM
Daggum Bou!  You suck!  Not really, but it is so dang hot here, all I have is 6 feet tall plants.  With NOTHING!  I would suggest drying them.  Takes up alot less room, and they taste really good.

Hon, it's hot as hades here too.  But, we are getting good soaking rains most afternoons since right after the poor firefighters worked their asses off putting out our Monument(al) Fire.Mother Nature has a sense of humor, I suppose.
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #15 on: July 19, 2011, 10:45:54 PM »
Quote from: franksolich on July 19, 2011, 09:51:56 PM
Well, if you want to put the tomatoes to good use, there isn't anything wrong with having bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwiches (with real mayonnaise, of course) for breakfast, dinner, supper, and as in-between snacks until they're all gone.  There's nothing wrong with dining on the same thing over and over again.

That's what I'd do.

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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #16 on: July 19, 2011, 11:51:06 PM »
Sliced tomatoes, sliced buffalo mozzarella, several fresh basil leaves cut into slivers (I use kitchen shears)....drizzle with olive oil, could use a bit of balsamic or red wine vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. You do not want to refrigerate as the oil will congeal.
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #17 on: July 20, 2011, 12:27:36 AM »
Quote from: franksolich on July 19, 2011, 09:51:56 PM
Well, if you want to put the tomatoes to good use, there isn't anything wrong with having bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwiches (with real mayonnaise, of course) for breakfast, dinner, supper, and as in-between snacks until they're all gone.  There's nothing wrong with dining on the same thing over and over again.

That's what I'd do.
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #18 on: July 20, 2011, 04:42:31 AM »
TOMATO JAM   

Chop about 5 cups of tomatoes, put into blender to get 4 1/2 cups liquid. Put 5 cups of sugar into a pan and mix well with the 4 1/2 cups liquid. Boil this for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove, add 2 (3 oz.) packages raspberry or strawberry Jello and mix very well. Fill jars and top with 1/2" paraffin. Put into refrigerator to thicken. This is an excellent way to use up all the extra tomatoes from the garden. It tastes just like fruit jam.
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #19 on: July 20, 2011, 07:55:06 AM »
Going with Frank's idea.  I love a tomato sandwich.  White bread, mayo, and sharp Cheddar cheese.
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #20 on: July 20, 2011, 07:56:00 AM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on July 20, 2011, 12:27:36 AM
No sour cream? This may a case of identity theft.


In this instance, sour cream is a side dish all by itself.  Like a bowl of ice cream, and eaten as if ice cream.

Seriously, I have no idea why I dine so much on sour cream.....but since it seems an utterly natural and instinctive thing, something that one is compelled to consume--in other words, it's not the taste buds, but my body, demanding it--I think it's simply because there might be some sort of chemical or nutritional imbalance (a natural one) that the sour cream "corrects."

And because it does me no harm (i.e., added weight, blood cholesterol, whatnot), that further solidifies this notion that probably perhaps it's wholly natural, and correcting some sort of imbalance.
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #21 on: July 20, 2011, 08:06:26 AM »
Quote from: debk on July 19, 2011, 11:51:06 PM
Sliced tomatoes, sliced buffalo mozzarella, several fresh basil leaves cut into slivers (I use kitchen shears)....drizzle with olive oil, could use a bit of balsamic or red wine vinegar, salt and pepper to taste. You do not want to refrigerate as the oil will congeal.

Sounds good, deb, as an appetizer before Italian!
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #22 on: July 20, 2011, 08:07:32 AM »
Quote from: rich_t on July 20, 2011, 04:42:31 AM
TOMATO JAM   

Chop about 5 cups of tomatoes, put into blender to get 4 1/2 cups liquid. Put 5 cups of sugar into a pan and mix well with the 4 1/2 cups liquid. Boil this for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove, add 2 (3 oz.) packages raspberry or strawberry Jello and mix very well. Fill jars and top with 1/2" paraffin. Put into refrigerator to thicken. This is an excellent way to use up all the extra tomatoes from the garden. It tastes just like fruit jam.

Sounds good, rich, thanks for the recipe!
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #23 on: July 20, 2011, 08:08:15 AM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on July 19, 2011, 09:47:32 PM
Daggum Bou!  You suck!  Not really, but it is so dang hot here, all I have is 6 feet tall plants.  With NOTHING!  I would suggest drying them.  Takes up alot less room, and they taste really good.

You don't want to see ours then.  Only about 4 feet tall, but I've got some tomatoes almost ripe on a couple of them that are nearly the size of softballs.
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Re: What Do I Do With All These Tomatoes?
« Reply #24 on: July 20, 2011, 08:14:17 AM »
Quote from: NHSparky on July 20, 2011, 08:08:15 AM
You don't want to see ours then.  Only about 4 feet tall, but I've got some tomatoes almost ripe on a couple of them that are nearly the size of softballs.

What kind?  Our Black Krim's are softball plus sized.  They've got a slightly creamy taste and are less tangy than our Early Girls.
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