It was not a good summer for tomatoes. The verdant promise of May and June wilted during the drought of July and August. And while I watered faithfully, output plummeted during the dry spell. Now that we’ve enjoyed normal September weather, a decent amount\u00a0 of green tomatoes that won’t ripen before the frost are on the vine.<\/p>\n
Back in the day, we would put the green tomatoes in a brown paper bag in the basement where they allegedly would ripen quickly in the cool and dark.\u00a0 Unfortunately, and as a practical matter, what usually happened is we put the tomatoes in a brown bag in the basement and forget about them until Spring!\u00a0 In the April or so, we’d find a smelly soggy, bag and toss it.<\/p>\n
This year around we will try something different: Air Fried Green Tomatoes!<\/em><\/p>\n to be cont’d …<\/em><\/p>\n copyright September 2022 Christopher Donhaue\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It was not a good summer for tomatoes. The verdant promise of May and June wilted during the drought of July and August. And while I watered faithfully, output plummeted during the dry spell. Now that we’ve enjoyed normal September … Continue reading