As a child, I remember my mom eating sliced tomatoes, with a little salt and pepper, for lunch, as a snack, late night snack--just about anytime of the day actually! I guess that is where I got my taste for home grown tomatoes. The ones you buy in the store---are, um--just plain blah!
While living up north, several people gave us some of their tomatoes the first summer; the second year we decided to grow our own tomatoes, we had 3 stalks and oh my how they produced! On top of that, we still had people giving us tomatoes--so we had a bountiful supply.
Tomatoes do NOT keep for long and I hate for anything to go to waste, so I had to come up with different ways to use my tomatoes, other than slicing them. I searched the Internet, grabbed my cookbooks and started researching.
I tried canning some, but that was a disaster!
I however did discover a few recipes that were out of this world and I got them from my cookbook diary that my mom and Aunt Virgie put together for me---they started it two weeks after I was born.
Here is one recipe for tomatoes that I just love and I think that you will too---I hope!
Green Tomato and Lemon Marmalade
Ingredients:
2 lemons, thinly sliced and seeded, slices quartered (2 cups)
1 1/2 pounds green tomatoes (about 4 large tomatoes), cored and cut into 1/2-inch dice
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/4 cup water
Directions:
Place lemon slices in a medium pot, and add enough cold water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil, and drain.
Place lemons, tomatoes, sugar, lemon juice, salt, and water in a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring until sugar dissolves, and cook until lemon slices are translucent and syrup has thickened, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool. Cover, and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
Serve with crackers and a hard cheese, like cheddar.
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