Does your kitchen look like this?

[Tdog]

Seems like every year we plant way more tomatoes than we can handle - - we're having trouble givng them away - - everyone else's gardens are producing too. Before I retired, I kept the office supplied with veggies - - guess I need to cut back how much I plant. Naw.

Jack

 

[Mickey_Fx]

Too soon for tomatoes around here but later in the yr we'll be over run with them.

 

[schmism]

start canning!

 

[mnbowhunter1960]

I WISH MY KITCHEN LOOKED LIKE THAT RIGHT NOW,TOO EARLY HERE BUT NOTHING BETTER THAN FRESH TOMATOES

 

[BTDT]

I pick a 5 gal pail about every other day. I have no problem getting rid of them. I have eaten fried green tomatoes about twice a week now for about a month. My okra is producing now also, I am freezing about a quart bag every other day. It'll be gone before you know it, enjoy while you can.

 

[Tdog]

Yeah, BT, it ends all too soon. We've frozen some & made tomato sauce to freeze too. But with just the two of us, we just can't keep up. If we use 2-3 a day, we're lucky - - but we are definitely bringing in more than that.

Tonight for supper, however, I had a huge, softball-size vine-ripened tomato with shrimp salad. Can't beat it!

 

[Bird]

Aah, yes, I'm sure those tomatoes have a lot more flavor than the ones I get from Walmart. But when I saw the title of this thread, I thought maybe your kitchen looked like mine did this morning. I don't know why I've never been able to bake with flour without getting it all over the kitchen, and all I did was make 2 loaves of bread and 4 dozen chocolate chip cookies.

 

[archerynut]

Been there many times before. Last year I kept 3 dental offices and two very large families and friends well supplied with tomatoes. Had to take a break from the garden this year, got to be too much with a new house and a lot of other projects to do.

Oh yeah, I really don't even like fresh tomatoes either, but everybody else does. Everyone seems disappointed this year with no garden.

 

[Thomas]

Our kitchen will shorty and the ref w/a lot of cukes....that's the problem,it all comes at once....YIKES.

 

[jinman]

Seems like every year we plant way more tomatoes than we can handle - - we're having trouble givng them away - - everyone else's gardens are producing too. Before I retired, I kept the office supplied with veggies - - guess I need to cut back how much I plant. Naw.

Jack

Don't get me started...

I took four Wal*Mart bags of tomatoes to work yesteday (about a bushel) and gave them away. These are the ones my wife picked yesterday morning. She gave a neighbor 5 or 6 and these are left. We have about 8 chilling in the fridge and our freezer is full to the brim. I've eaten so many tomatoes that my mouth is sore constantly.

Ain't it great?

 

[Soundguy]

I agree.. time to start canning!!

Soundguy

 

[N80]

We don't have local tomatoes yet but my wife and daughter picked a bunch of blackberries and there is a cobbler on the counter. This weekend my wife and her sister will get serious about picking and will make blackberry jelly, which is my favorite.

 

[scott_vt]

Mornin Jim,
You guys are making me hungry ! Ive got quite a few good sized tomatoes but they are quite green.

Nothing like a fresh tomato sandwich lathered with mayo, Real Hellmans, of course and maybe a bit of bacon ! BTW dont tell my wife !

 

[schmism]

Time to start makeing chilly base....

Tomato sauce thats cooked then frozen in gallon ziplock bags... makes a great pasta sauce down the road....

salsa anyone?

I dont want to see ANY more post about "i have to many tomatos"

 

[mjarrels]

Need to plant some bacon and mayo plants next year!!!

mark

 

[schmism]

you need to talk to Eddie about growing bacon.... it likes corn....

 

[dmccarty]

"Does your kitchen look like this?"

Yep!

Newspapers and plants on the counter. Bottles here and there. Dishes in the sink....

Oh, you are talking about the produce!

I WISH my kitchen looked like that. Maybe in a few more weeks. A guy at work just brought in a basket of squash. I think ours will be ready in mid July. I could pull some carrots today, maybe some soybeans, and Basil. Not tomaters though....

And I started planing before the last average frost date....

Patience. Patience.

Later,
Dan

 

[N80]

Nothing like a fresh tomato sandwich lathered with mayo, Real Hellmans, of course and maybe a bit of bacon ! BTW dont tell my wife !

I didn't know yankees liked tomato sandwiches! You learn something new every day. How about that, TBN as a vehicle for cultural diversity!

Down here we like them the same way, but the mayo would be Dukes.

This reminds me of that bit by Garrison Keeler when everyone has a big year with their tomatos. People start leaving them on your porch in a basket during the wee hours of the morning, etc, etc, Funny stuff. Had to be there.

To me, there is nothing like a tomato that is just right. You only get a few that are perfect but when they are it is clearly one of God's gifts. A perfect peach can be nearly as good and nearly as hard to find.

 

[scott_vt]

I didn't know yankees liked tomato sandwiches! You learn something new every day. How about that, TBN as a vehicle for cultural diversity!

Down here we like them the same way, but the mayo would be Dukes.

Evenin George,
Yea mean theres hope for us yankees hehh ???

 

[Tdog]

"Newspapers and plants on the counter. Bottles here and there. Dishes in the sink...."

Yeah, & that was after I cleaned up to so I could take the photo.

Jack