veggies yuk's Journal, 25 Aug 08

Wondered what happened to you this last week! Glad to see you're back! Can't believe how many tomatoes you have! Wowsers! Have FUN with that! LOL  

ey miteslur...do you have a recipe for green sause or green bbq sause  

My husbands family likes fried green tomatoes. I had never had them or cooked them so I thought it sounded like a good idea for some of our tomatoes. THen I discovered they dip them, bread them and fry them. Sort of put a stop to any ideas of creating something new with tomatoes that I might like too much, better not to even start. Its great that you can actually do canning and preserving. I wish I had been taught how to do that. No wonder you have so many tomato plants! 

thanks...before sb i made fried green tomatoes...now i bake them with shredded parm cheese and pam spray in the oven...still very good...grind up some rosemary and basil and mix in with the cheese...yummm 

Here's a green tomatoe ketchup recipe. A green tomato ketchup recipe. More green tomato recipes below. Ingredients: 6 pounds green tomatoes 3 pounds onions 2 teaspoons black pepper 1 tablespoon dry mustard 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 2 teaspoons mixed pickling spices, optional 2 cups vinegar 1 cup honey Preparation: Slice green tomatoes and onions; place in a large pot with pepper, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce. If using, put the mixed pickling spices in a small cheesecloth bag and add to the mixture. Pour vinegar over all and cook for 4 hours over very low heat, stirring occasionally. Carefully puree mixture in a blender; strain through a mesh strainer. Return to pot and bring to boil; add honey. Immediately fill 6 sterilized pint jars, leaving 1/4-inch head space. Wipe the jar tops and threads clean with clean damp towels. Place hot sealing lids on the jars and apply the screw on rings loosely. Process in boiling water bath in a deep canning pot for 5 minutes. Remove the jars and cool completely. Tighten the jar screw rings to complete the sealing process. After jars cool, check seals by pressing middle of lid with finger. (If lid springs back, it is not sealed and must be refrigerated.) Let jars of green tomato ketchup stand at room temperature 24 hours. Store unopened product in a cool dry place up to one year. Refrigerate green tomato ketchup after opening. Makes 6 pints of green tomato ketchup.  

And, if you're interested in green tomato and zuccini relish...here's another recipe. Ingredients: 4 1/2 cups ground zucchini, about 2 1/2 pounds 2 cups ground green tomatoes, about 1 1/2 pounds 3 large red and/or yellow bell peppers, ground 1 large onion, peeled, ground 1/3 cup salt 3 cups cider vinegar 1 1/2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon mixed pickling spices 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric 2 cloves garlic, finely minced Preparation: Put ground vegetables in a large nonreactive container with salt; gently stir to combine. Top with abour 3 cups of ice cubes, cover, and let stand for 3 hours. Drain and lightly rinse. In a large, nonreactive kettle combine the vinegar, sugar, spices, mustard seeds, turmeric, and garlic. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 5 minutes. Add drained vegetable mixture and bring slowly to a boil. Simmer for 15 minutes. Pack into clean jars. Wipe rims with a clean damp cloth and seal with 2-part lids. Process in a boiling water bath canner for 10 minutes. Makes about 5 pints.  

Sounds like you had a nice weekend! Don't worry about your Bengals, it's just pre-season stuff anyway. Have a great week! 

thanks miteslur...you are an angle  

Mmmmmmmm fried green tomatoes.....too bad I can't have too much fried food right now...lol. Its all good, I see that pic of you, you look great. I would not have thought your were a size 11.5 at all. Seriously, at least your maintaining and not gaining. have a great week* 

i seem to do that for about a month to 6 weeks...during that time i will drop a size or so...then a couple weeks later drop a couple of pounds...then start all over...lol...thanks make the tomatoes baked...they really are good that way  

green speghetti, I'm shocked you'd consider this knowing how you dispise "GREEN VEGGIES...YUK!! as YOU say. Sounds interesting, let me know if you actually try it. You didn't do that bad on Friday, shared appetizer with C & G, picked off croutons from salad, you didn't even finish your main dish did you?? You could have been a lot worse, the desserts we saw going to the party outside looked good, yet none of us ordered any for ourself. Thanks for the selection ideas for my night out on Sat. 

WELL, THERE YOU ARE!! I was jez sittin' here waitin' for you say something! got tired of tapping my toes and wringing my fingers! I put myself busy BBQ'ing some steaks while i waited, and very nearly had to call your hubby to put out the fire! LOL Eat up those tomatoes! I love them right off the vines! YUM!! 

ba...i have been eating the little grape tomatoes this month...they are so good when they are still warm from the sun...don't set the house on fire like i did...lol...i warped two rows of siding on the side of the house 2 summers ago...  

OK, VEGGIES!! Now, pray tell, what was so important that you lost your head and nearly burned down the house!??? hmmmm??? THIS I GOTTA HEAR! 

we were having a get together with 4 families...i cook with charcol (sp?)...so i loaded up the grill...set the flame...adn told the 4 GROWN MEN...sitting right there to watch it...next thing i know one of them comes in asking for ice for the house...4 men standing less than 10 feet away and they dont see it...lol 

Everybody meeting up here and there is so neat! Anyone coming to New Orleans soon? lol Hey, guess what, all my bragging about eating veggies now but, I don't tomatoes. I'll eat diced tomatoes in dishes but I just don't like eating big chunks of them for some reason! Enjoy yours! 

Lord, Veggie, if I was near you, I would come sit in your garden with a salt shaker and eat until I died! Love homegrown tomatoes! 

WOW GIRL!! Sounds like you got a TRUCKLOAD of tomatoes! I love fresh tomatoes too. You're going to be set with tomato sauce all winter! Size 11.5?! That's GREAT! BRAVO!  

any body coming to the ohio tristate area is near enough to the garden to come and eat...lol...we will can all winter and then have it for the next year...it really tastes so much better than what comes out of the jars 

I don't have a garden. Too bad I can't have some of those tomatoes. They are so much better than store bought.