How to Ripen Green Tomatoes | At Home With P. Allen Smith

Although green tomatoes have many delicious uses, nothing beats the taste of a ripe and juicy red tomato. Today, Allen shows you how quick and easy it is to ripen green tomatoes that come fresh from the garden.

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[margaretjaeger]

I've never had success with the newspaper wrap so..this time I used the apple method, in a box, without paper wrap, covered top with a towel, they've done Great. Oh yes, also in single layer. I've wrapped little ones in a towel with an apple, loose fold towel, like a sling...they do very well. Kept them upstairs in our warm kitchen, didn't have a large amount. Also...in years past, I used the green tomatoes to make relish...it's excellent and tastes as good as any cucumbers.

[travisevans]

I have seen another YouTuber do an experiment with green tomato ripening with banana's vs apples vs just tomatoes all in paper bags and one bowl left in the light the bowl in the light was by far the fastest method wasn't even close I personally think they prefer to be in light that's how I'm doing it this year might save a few to experiment with for my own reference.

[RalucaDumitru]

Try pickled tomatoes; take all those green tomatoes, wash them, put them in a large glass jar mixed with carrots, cauliflower, mustard seed, sliced garlic, horseradish. make a salty solution of 2 tbl of canning salt to 1 l of water. boil the solution, let it cool and pour it over the tomatoes. seal the next day to make sure everything is covered. amazing in a month or so.

[usaearthling]

That jar is gorgeous. Michaels has lots of jars like this.

[bluklank]

Thanks for the tips! You pronounce 'white' like Stewie in Family Guy when he pronounces cool whip. That's adorable haha

[justangvano]

Thanks for the tip Allen. I have always kept my apples in the fridge with my other produce and now I know that I shouldn't do that unless I want rotten vegetables.

[robzgirl]

Nice suggestions for tomatoes I also like your glass container you had sitting there on the counter with you that is beautiful

[nolawest]

I love you, Mr. P!!!!
Thank you, ehowhome!!!

[jsaw]

I used a brown paper sack with two apples and it worked great.

[hisbeautifultruth]

Thank you! Just out in my garden and saw a broken plant with 3 near perfect green 'maters. One might have blossom end rot, but I will try your tips.
Thanks again!

[chriscaven]

Thank you very much for the information !!!
Cheers Chris

[Sandra-nxpl]

thank you for your video is very cool, i have a lot green tomato and for your video i get red tomatoes and i make hot green salsa also, cool like you say ...., thanks ageing ..!!

[usaearthling]

Love the salsa verde made with the green tomatoes. I'll have to make the fried green ones. TFS

[kathymichaels]

I pulled up my large tomato plants that were green (had freeze). Put the plants in a bucket with now dirt. I stopped watering. I also stripped the plants and left only large green tomatoes. I put them in my new greenhouse and they ripened in three weeks. I have pics if interested.

[Mononoke]

The same works for avocados. I always wrap them in newspaper and put them in a dark place to ripen them faster.

[marycurtis]

So you do know about fried green tomatoes i love them

[stalkerlohh]

i have always thought that u need to simply put them on the windowsill so the sun can shine onto them and they start ripening

[Cristiano]

The movie is brilliant, Fried Green Tamatoes at the whistle stop cafe?

[janiceb]

Haha. "See the movie"! 'Fried Green Tomatoes', the movie that is... cult classic. I was looking for a site to get tomatoes on the vine to ripen faster. They do seem to take so long. Guess that's why they're soooo good. Need to be patient, I guess.

[rodgerson]

Nice information. Thank you.
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