What will you do with the first ones that ripen? - Page 2

barkeater · March 12, 2008

Tomato sandwich: Tomato (probably Bloody Butcher), Hellmans, White unbleached bread, salt, pepper, and a bit of garlic powder (my garlic).

Probably around August 1.

piegirl · March 12, 2008

do my tomato happy dance then dash to my neighbor's house (she's 81) to show her and then we split it - even if it's a tiny one. She has promised to never tell my family about the happy tomato dance or the tomato cheer - will July ever arrive??? piegirl

kimpossible · March 12, 2008

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Originally Posted by piegirl

do my tomato happy dance then dash to my neighbor's house (she's 81) to show her and then we split it - even if it's a tiny one. She has promised to never tell my family about the happy tomato dance or the tomato cheer - will July ever arrive??? piegirl

Good on you, sharing that with your 81 year old neighbour. I bet she appreciates it more than you know ...

jhp · March 13, 2008

It will be lunch time. I work from home. I'll go out and find that tomato I've been eyeing for so long. First a picture. Then on a sandwich, wheat toast, bacon, mayo, salt and pepper.

Barkeater- you make your own garlic powder? How does one do that?

barkeater · March 13, 2008

To make garlic powder, I slice the cloves lengthwise into thin strips, and put them in a dehydrator for a day. Then drop them into the blender and pulverize. That's it.

It is much more flavorful than store bought.

spkfero · March 13, 2008

Iam with lee on this one
1st one always for saveing seeds

gene

Ruth_10 · March 15, 2008

Cut it in half and share with my DH. Last year it was a Kimberly I plucked from a plant in the kitty litter bucket DIY earthbox. We ate it somewhere in Illinois, on our way from Missouri to west Michigan. When we got back home the birds had sampled the other fruits that were turning ripe.

After that first one I eat a bunch solo. What gets ripe in the garden STAYS in the garden, know what I mean?

dcarch · March 15, 2008

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Originally Posted by Leroy

First I feel it in my mouth then it creeps to the back of my throat then up into my ears and head. Then down my neck and into my shoulders and arms. Then it starts to make my heat feel all warn and fuzzy. Its like an infusion of summer.Then it moves down my legs and into my feet. ------------..

Please! this is a family site. No porn allowed!

dcarch

barkeater · March 15, 2008

Ruth,

How on earth can anyone share a 2 oz. Kimberley??

It's like sharing the last 2 ounces of water in the Sahara desert!

oldgaredneck · March 15, 2008

to quote Weird Al Yankovic - "just EAT it!"

BigdaddyJ · March 16, 2008

Well, I never live without fresh homegrowns anymore. This winter I have been getting 1 to 3 ripe Momotaro's per week from a single plant in my dining room. Yesterday they topped a cheeseburger I grilled. I refuse to buy the imposters at the market all winter. Not when it's so easy to grow them in my dining room...

rxkeith · March 16, 2008

i'll bring it in the house and share it with my bride. slice it up. if its a new variety, first bite no salt, to get the natural flavor, then finish it off.

keith

GIZZARDFARM · March 16, 2008

Try this one out.. I peel the lil booger core it slice it into quarters make some good ole sawmill gravy pour over the top and enjoy it with some cathead bisquits..slobber..slobber..

Mojo · March 17, 2008

Tradition dictates that if it is fully ripe, I eat it as-is on the vine without picking. This is a pain in the backside if it's a low-hanger, though.

However, if Mr. Mockingbird eludes the Feline Patrol and gets to it first, I will let the next one ripen on the window and then slice it and salt it (mayhaps with a bit of extra-virgin olive oil).

mresseguie · March 17, 2008

Oh, now, that's easy! I'll divide it like a pie. Set the pieces on a plate and watch them disappear into my mouth. Yum!

March 15, 2008	#22
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	Cut it in half and share with my DH. Last year it was a Kimberly I plucked from a plant in the kitty litter bucket DIY earthbox. We ate it somewhere in Illinois, on our way from Missouri to west Michigan. When we got back home the birds had sampled the other fruits that were turning ripe. After that first one I eat a bunch solo. What gets ripe in the garden STAYS in the garden, know what I mean? __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

March 15, 2008	#25
oldgaredneck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Crawford County Georgia Posts: 163	to quote Weird Al Yankovic - "just EAT it!" __________________ "So many tomato varieties, so little time...."

March 16, 2008	#26
BigdaddyJ Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Zone7 Delaware Posts: 399	Well, I never live without fresh homegrowns anymore. This winter I have been getting 1 to 3 ripe Momotaro's per week from a single plant in my dining room. Yesterday they topped a cheeseburger I grilled. I refuse to buy the imposters at the market all winter. Not when it's so easy to grow them in my dining room... __________________ Farmer at Heart

March 17, 2008	#29
Mojo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 317	Tradition dictates that if it is fully ripe, I eat it as-is on the vine without picking. This is a pain in the backside if it's a low-hanger, though. However, if Mr. Mockingbird eludes the Feline Patrol and gets to it first, I will let the next one ripen on the window and then slice it and salt it (mayhaps with a bit of extra-virgin olive oil). __________________ There is no logical response to the question, "Why won't you let me plant more tomatoes?"

March 17, 2008	#30
mresseguie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 159	Oh, now, that's easy! I'll divide it like a pie. Set the pieces on a plate and watch them disappear into my mouth. Yum! __________________ Learning to speak tomato! Got compost?

March 12, 2008	#16
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	Tomato sandwich: Tomato (probably Bloody Butcher), Hellmans, White unbleached bread, salt, pepper, and a bit of garlic powder (my garlic). Probably around August 1.

March 12, 2008	#17
piegirl Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 791	do my tomato happy dance then dash to my neighbor's house (she's 81) to show her and then we split it - even if it's a tiny one. She has promised to never tell my family about the happy tomato dance or the tomato cheer - will July ever arrive??? piegirl

March 13, 2008	#19
jhp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 471	It will be lunch time. I work from home. I'll go out and find that tomato I've been eyeing for so long. First a picture. Then on a sandwich, wheat toast, bacon, mayo, salt and pepper. Barkeater- you make your own garlic powder? How does one do that?

March 13, 2008	#21
spkfero Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 84	Iam with lee on this one 1st one always for saveing seeds gene

March 16, 2008	#27
rxkeith Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Back in da U.P. Posts: 1,842	i'll bring it in the house and share it with my bride. slice it up. if its a new variety, first bite no salt, to get the natural flavor, then finish it off. keith

March 16, 2008	#28
GIZZARDFARM Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: COMFORT TENNESSEE Posts: 300	Try this one out.. I peel the lil booger core it slice it into quarters make some good ole sawmill gravy pour over the top and enjoy it with some cathead bisquits..slobber..slobber..