Re: Ripening Green Tomatoes

[Guest guest]

Hi There,

This isn't about fermenting tomatoes but still...

To ripen green tomatoes you place them carefully into a brown paper bag or

wrap loosley in newspaper. Place them in a dark cupboard or closet (farely

cool) and then leave them for a few days or so - could be a week even. Check

them every two days and you will find them ripening up just fine. When they

are just about ripe then transfer them to a sunny window sill until they are

fully ripened. They will taste almost as good as vine ripened...

Cheers,

Joanne

<Here in the Northwest, it's common for the

<weather to change just when the tomato vines

<are loaded with big green tomatoes. So here

<is what you do:

<1. Pick them all (they will just split and rot otherwise).

<2. Dry them off, and set them stem-side-down on towels

<or cardboard.

<3. If they have air circulation, they will actually ripen

<eventually.