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Green Tomatoes - again . . .

ian.sheppard.membershipian.sheppard.membership Posts: 4
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Green tomato chutney I know about.  How about some cooking suggestions (or usage suggestions) for green tomatoes other than chutney or pickles ?

Any good, tried and trusted, family recipes out there ?
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Still plenty of time for tomatoes to ripen, so is there a reason you're thinking they won't turn red?
    Mine are only just fruiting, and very slowly starting to change colour.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ian.sheppard.membershipian.sheppard.membership Posts: 4
    You may be right. I am no expert at this. We have a plentiful crop, all green at the moment and the weather seems to have taken a turn for the worse, so I don't see much warmth in the offing. So preparing for the worst.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Where are you living then Ian, here SE UK,, its showing 25.7c on my thermometer, granted that is in the sun, forcast hot and dry for the next 4 days at least, yeah I agree plenty of time, till the first frosts hopefully not till November
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    There's always fried green tomatoes (maybe you are too young to remember the Whistle Stop cafe) which I made for my brother along with cornbread and pumpkin pie when he retired back to the UK.

    Personally didn't like any of it but that might just be me  :s 
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Fried green tomatoes?  My mum used to make those.. they were dipped in egg and then into seasoned bread crumbs and pan fried.  
    Utah, USA.
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    Maybe that's where I went wrong @Blue Onion  :D    my American cookbook said to use corn meal (closest I could get was polenta) not breadcrumbs.........
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    https://www.thekitchn.com/fried-green-tomatoes-22931920

    I forgot the flour step first.. my mum would have just used normal flour instead of the stuff in this recipe.  
    Utah, USA.
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    Blimey, chutney is easier than that!
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited August 2020
    I expect to be picking outdoor tomatoes from mid July until into September. 

    We often go away for the second week in September ... before we go we pick the last of the green tomatoes and spread them out on trays on the dining table. 

    When we come home many will have ripened and are then roasted and frozen. The green ones are chutneyed. 

    But there’s no need to be thinking about chutney making just yet ... the outdoor tomato harvest has only just started. 😊 

    Edited to add:  I now see you’re a lot nearer the Arctic Circle than we are ... I suggest you take more notice of @Fairygirl than me 😂 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ian.sheppard.membershipian.sheppard.membership Posts: 4
    Nanny Beach. We are in SW Scotland, Kirkcudbright. Second day of heavy rain and gales. Forecast shows slow temperature increase with isolated maxes c. 20/21 Celsius at the weekend and next week.  16 Celsius today.
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