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Tips on how to care for your garden, flowers, fruit trees, roses, gardenias, how to make and use compost, etc.Winter Chat is allowed until Spring.

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9. August 2007, 05:47:49

ScarletRose

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Subject: Tomatoes How To

I have a question on cherry toms, romas, yellow pear.. most variety's of Toms..

How the heck do you get them to ripen up.. I have toms that are on the vine and I thought over the last 2 weeks they would have ripened.. my bushes (32 of them).. are bearing fruit like you would not believe.. but, they aren't turning ripe.. What can I do????

9. August 2007, 05:50:20

skipinnz

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Subject: Re: Tomatoes How To

ScarletRose: you can ripen them on a window ledge as individual tomatoes, also you can hang the whole bush/plant ina shed and they will ripen. If all else fails I've got a reciepe for green tomatoe pickle

9. August 2007, 05:57:51

ScarletRose

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Subject: Re: Tomatoes How To

skipinnz: Too many for the window sill.. and the plants are in the garden.. I would have to pull them out.. maybe just the heat was too much to where they need the cool air.. not sure..

But, I still would like that recipe..

9. August 2007, 09:27:25

skipinnz

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Subject: Re: Tomatoes How To

ScarletRose: Tomatoe pickels
6lb green tomatoes,1qrt vinegar,.5 lb brown sugar, .75 lb onions, 1.5 teaspoons cloves, 2 teaspoons peppercorns, 1 teaspoon ginger, 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, .25 lb raisins.
Slice tomatoes into a dish & sprinkle each layer with salt, leave overnight.
Boil up vinegar & spices & strain, slice onions & add to vinegar, drain tomatoes & add to other ingrediants, simmer until tender, bottle when cold.

well hope you have some success with this.

9. August 2007, 20:58:27

ScarletRose

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Subject: Re: Tomatoes How To

skipinnz: Thanks.. that sounds yummy!! whoo hoo.. will have some more stuff to make.. :)

9. August 2007, 22:15:54

Bernice

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Subject: Re: Tomatoes How To

skipinnz: thanks for that also LOLOL.....it might be a good thing to explain what raisins are...I sent recipes to people in USA and they always ask what raisins are...Im not saying everybody but it does seem strange that they ask.

9. August 2007, 23:40:44

Rose

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Subject: Re: Tomatoes How To

Bernice: Really? some folks dont know what raisins are and they are in the US? wow, that surprises me big time. I grew up watching tv ads from the US for the California Raisins ( heard it thru the grapevine song) - In Canada we get nearly every US TV channel so we see all the US ads.

10. August 2007, 04:56:21

Dolittle

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Subject: Re: Tomatoes How To

Rose: Good grief, of course we know what raisins are!!

10. August 2007, 06:05:07

Foxy Lady

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Subject: Re: Tomatoes How To

Dolittle: I would hope so i love raisins in cereal and rice pudding.

10. August 2007, 06:03:27

Foxy Lady

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Subject: Re: Tomatoes How To

ScarletRose: Wow thats alot of toms.You can also fry them green.I dip them in egg and than flour thats been seasoned with salt,pepper and garlic powder.Yummy.Ours get ate too fast around here or juiced.My garden isn't that big for that many plants.Good Luck