This morning's harvest - Page 2

cmarchan · July 31, 2012

I am envious and hopefull that I too will soon have a tomato tap which seems to be in overdrive. Maybe there will be enough surplus to sell at the local farmers market.In previous years I just tossed the splits into the compost bin. No more. I'm finding great ideas every time I log onto the site.

Congratulations on the great harvests

Granite26 · July 31, 2012

Nice collection of toms in that basket!

I am getting some splitting and all the rains have missed me here. I can only imagine if I had received rain.

Pan roasting in the oven is also a very easy way to use some toms up. Quarter them up/cut around the blemishes, lay out on a pan, maybe sprinke with a little olive oil, pepper and touch of salt. Add onions and veggies if you like (I dont have eggplant but hear that is a good addition). Roast on low heat for a few hours. After roasted it can go thru a mill or stay chunky, can it freeze it, enjoy it this winter.

Again....nice basket of toms...well done!

PA_Julia · August 3, 2012

Fantastic!!!! Not being able to keep up with picking is a very good situation
to be in!!

Julia

lakelady · August 5, 2012

How many plants do you have? I wish I couldn't keep up, lol. Mine are lollygagging here...

Mudman · August 5, 2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by lakelady

How many plants do you have? I wish I couldn't keep up, lol. Mine are lollygagging here...

I think I have 45, which is many more than I need, but I wanted to try as many varieties as I could this year.

Mudman · August 8, 2012

A big thanks to you Mark for the crockpot idea. I am now keeping up with the harvest by filling my crockpot every day, cooking them down and freezing them. It is way more forgiving than watching a pot on the stove. And I also ladled off a couple cups of the juice off and made tomato basil bread with it. Yum.

Boutique Tomatoes · August 8, 2012

Ask the laziest person to find the easiest way to do something...

I always felt bad about the number of split tomatoes I was chucking into the woods because I knew they wouldn't last until I had enough to make standing in the kitchen all day worthwhile. Now I just run them all through the mill, pour them in the crockpot and I stir it whenever I walk by.

If I do somehow have this kind of year again next year I am going to consider one of the motorized tomato mills.

Mudman · August 8, 2012

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Originally Posted by marktutt

Ask the laziest person to find the easiest way to do something...

I will one up you then. I have just been taking out the cores and cutting them into half or fourths and after they are cooked down I hit them with a handheld blender skins and all. Just tastes like sauce to me. Lazy sauce.

Boutique Tomatoes · August 8, 2012

I make Arrabiata sauce that way, but for the kids I have one who has texture issues with chunks in spaghetti sauce. So most of mine has to go through the mill.

I don't get it, he's the same kid who will shove half a cheeseburger in his mouth at once.

August 3, 2012	#18
PA_Julia Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Princeton, Ky Zone 7A Posts: 2,208	Fantastic!!!! Not being able to keep up with picking is a very good situation to be in!! Julia __________________ Personal Best- 4.46 LB Big Zac 2013

August 5, 2012	#19
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	How many plants do you have? I wish I couldn't keep up, lol. Mine are lollygagging here... __________________ Antoniette

August 8, 2012	#21
Mudman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NW Wisconsin Posts: 910	A big thanks to you Mark for the crockpot idea. I am now keeping up with the harvest by filling my crockpot every day, cooking them down and freezing them. It is way more forgiving than watching a pot on the stove. And I also ladled off a couple cups of the juice off and made tomato basil bread with it. Yum. __________________ Mike

July 31, 2012	#16
cmarchan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Antigonish, N.S, CAN Posts: 8	I am envious and hopefull that I too will soon have a tomato tap which seems to be in overdrive. Maybe there will be enough surplus to sell at the local farmers market.In previous years I just tossed the splits into the compost bin. No more. I'm finding great ideas every time I log onto the site. Congratulations on the great harvests

July 31, 2012	#17
Granite26 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2009 Location: Western WI Posts: 359	Nice collection of toms in that basket! I am getting some splitting and all the rains have missed me here. I can only imagine if I had received rain. Pan roasting in the oven is also a very easy way to use some toms up. Quarter them up/cut around the blemishes, lay out on a pan, maybe sprinke with a little olive oil, pepper and touch of salt. Add onions and veggies if you like (I dont have eggplant but hear that is a good addition). Roast on low heat for a few hours. After roasted it can go thru a mill or stay chunky, can it freeze it, enjoy it this winter. Again....nice basket of toms...well done!

August 8, 2012	#22
Boutique Tomatoes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Northeast Wisconsin, Zone 5a Posts: 1,109	Ask the laziest person to find the easiest way to do something... I always felt bad about the number of split tomatoes I was chucking into the woods because I knew they wouldn't last until I had enough to make standing in the kitchen all day worthwhile. Now I just run them all through the mill, pour them in the crockpot and I stir it whenever I walk by. If I do somehow have this kind of year again next year I am going to consider one of the motorized tomato mills.