mom11 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I have another 1/2 bushel of green tomatoes and want to can them. Now I can't find the recipe, hiding somewhere around here! Link to comment
Cat Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 I'm sorry... I took a quick look at my files, too, and couldn't locate it *quickly*. If you can wait until tonight (unless someone else finds it first), I'll look more closely after work. I was in meetings & training all day yesterday. Who knew Kindergarteners were so much *WORK*?!! Link to comment
mom11 Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 Oh CAT!! Thanks so much!!!! I've looked and looked and tried searching, but...These stinkers are gonna turn RED wear you out today! Have fun! Link to comment
Cat Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 FOUND IT! (dead link) I know there are older ones, too, but this will get you started... I love dealing with the Kindergarteners, but the paperwork and record-keeping for the school system is overwhelmimg. I'm a perfectionist, and I want to do things *right*, so I wear myself out trying to figure everything out and do it right... and I'm "right pooped out"! Link to comment
mom11 Posted September 21, 2006 Author Share Posted September 21, 2006 Thank you!!! Thank you! I have 12 quarts of apple pie filling in the canners and another 12 ready to go in...NEXT...GREEN TOMATOES!!!! Whewwwww!!! Long day! Link to comment
PoGo Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Well, did you get them all canned? I did a batch of green tomato preserves. Maybe that is something else you could do with some of your green ones. Link to comment
Pixie Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 i have a lot of green tomatos. what do you do with the green tomatos when you use them? Link to comment
PoGo Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Pixie, Green Tomato Preserves is like a "chunky" jam. Wonderful on breads. It has green tomatoes, lemons, spices and ginger. I'll post the recipe if you're interested. Link to comment
mrsrustyrooster Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I would love to have the recipe Thanks Link to comment
PoGo Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Quote: (mrsrustyrooster posted:) I would love to have the recipe Thanks Tomato Preserves Yield: about 6 half-pints 1 1/2 quarts small yellow, green or red tomatoes (about 2 pounds) 1 tablespoon mixed pickling spices 1 (1/2-inch) piece fresh ginger 4 cups sugar 1 cup thinly sliced and seeded lemon (about 2 medium) 3/4 cup water Wash and peel tomatoes; drain. Tie spices and fresh ginger in a spice bag. Combine spice bag, sugar, lemon and water in a large sauce pot. Simmer 15 minutes. Add tomatoes; cook gently until tomatoes become transparent, stirring frequently to prevent sticking. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand 12 to 18 hours in a cool place. Remove spice bag. Remove tomatoes and lemon from syrup and set aside. Boil syrup 3 minutes or longer to thicken. Return tomatoes and lemon to syrup; boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary. Ladle hot preserves into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch head space. Wipe rims, adjust two piece caps. Process 20 minutes in boiling-water canner. (Adjust time for your altitude.) Boiling-Water Canner Altitude Adjustments Altitude in Feet----------Increase Processing Time 1,001 to 3,000-------------5 Minutes 3,001 to 6,000------------10 Minutes 6,001 to 8,000------------15 Minutes 8,001 to 10,000-----------20 Minutes When I made them I used green tomatoes, and not just small ones. I chopped the tomatoes so they'd be in chunks. (Easier to spread on bread that way.) Link to comment
mom11 Posted September 24, 2006 Author Share Posted September 24, 2006 Oh YES!!! Thanks to CAT, who saved me AGAIN!!!!! I fry the green tomatoes, just like I would chicken! Link to comment
Necie Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 bump The like that Cat posted didn't work for me. ??? Will try to find it and bump that one too. Link to comment
Amishway Homesteaders Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 not fair - we don't even have the plants in the garden yet! do have a few buds on the ones in the greenhouse. Can't wait to eat fresh tomatoes again. Link to comment
Leah Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 My MIL used to make a green tomato mincemeat. Very good in tiny pies at Christmas. Link to comment
Cat Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Canning Green Tomatoes plus more... But *MAN*, did that take a while!!! Condensed: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ quiltys41 canned tomatoes... but they are green... sliced thick with just a dash of salt in pint jars and then water bath 25 minutes... I tried this last year... and got a jar out at Thanksgiving... oh they stayed firm and held their taste... sure was good tasting! Fried green tomatoes in the winter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ mom11 Hi Quilty! I bought a 1/2 bushel box of green tomatoes this morning and want to can them for fried green tomatoes. How thick did you slice them? Could they be done in quart jars? Do I need to add any lemon juice...How much, if so? I was so excited when I saw this recipe! My chicks love them fried! Thank you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ quiltys41 I cut mine about a half an inch or better... they hold their firmness if they are thicker. I put mine in pints because there is only 2 of us... if you have a bunch in your house, you could can them in quarts. I didn't add any lemon juice to mine and they turned out great from last year. I just cut them, stacked them into the jars... added a little salt, and then filled them with hot water... put the hot lids and rings on and then processed them like I posted above.... hope it helps and good canning to you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Link to comment
Necie Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Yes, Cat, you are the search QUEEN!! I couldn't find it and then I even forgot to ask if you remembered where it was. Thank you. Link to comment
Amishway Homesteaders Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 copying this one ! Link to comment
quiltys41 Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Oh well duh me...thanks for finding that Cat! As an aside to my duh...we used a jar the other night at dinner that was 1 1/2 years old...the tomatoes still tasted like they came right out of the garden and still hold their firmness pretty well. Q Link to comment
westbrook Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 why does this link take me back to the home page? edited to remove link. Link to comment
Cat Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 It's a glitch thing since the changes. I'm gonna get rid of the link. Can you "kill" that one in your post, or should I? Link to comment
westbrook Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 cat.. I removed it. can you link us anyway? Link to comment
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