In Spain many tomatoes are eaten green or semi-green as they're sharper and more refreshing. I've grown Raf and Muchamiel outdoors in the UK and the large, knobbly fruit are at their best green to pink in salads before they ripen to red. Just slice or cut into chunks and serve with black olives, anchovies, smoked salmon or finely sliced mild garlic, plus good quality olive oil and sea salt flakes. Yum!
I brought the very last 3lb of green tomatoes from my greenhouses today: currently they're steeping in sugar, ready for 'jamming' tomorrow. * I'm hoping for a really gungy-looking green jam for next year's Hallowe'enteatime treats for my two granddaughters (9.5 & 5.5 yo by then) - I'm sure to come up with a suitably ghastly name for it by then! ?? any suggestions????
Thanks for the 'terrifying tips', EDD: my assistant & I jammed the toms this morning without too much trouble. The resultant 'goo' has the working title of "5G (NT)" - this translates as "Grandad's Ghastly Green Ghoulish Goo (non toxic)" - the girls will probably love its olive green colour and the floating 'bits' are reminiscent of slugs, spiders and bats' teeth (pips). [my cautious pre-tasting reveals a surprisingly sweet, vaguely tomatoey flavour, with near treacle viscosity!]. Should be a winner???
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I brought the very last 3lb of green tomatoes from my greenhouses today: currently they're steeping in sugar, ready for 'jamming' tomorrow. * I'm hoping for a really gungy-looking green jam for next year's Hallowe'en teatime treats for my two granddaughters (9.5 & 5.5 yo by then) - I'm sure to come up with a suitably ghastly name for it by then! ?? any suggestions????
Thanks for the 'terrifying tips', EDD: my assistant & I jammed the toms this morning without too much trouble. The resultant 'goo' has the working title of "5G (NT)" - this translates as "Grandad's Ghastly Green Ghoulish Goo (non toxic)" - the girls will probably love its olive green colour and the floating 'bits' are reminiscent of slugs, spiders and bats' teeth (pips). [my cautious pre-tasting reveals a surprisingly sweet, vaguely tomatoey flavour, with near treacle viscosity!]. Should be a winner???