OT - What's for dessert

Harking back to the thread of "odd"/"different" cuisines of some
cultures, most of us (at least in the South) have heard of and/or
eaten Fried Green Tomatoes. Has anyone tried a green-tomato pie??
My son ended up with a super abundant crop of tomatoes in his garden.
Before the "deep freeze" hit us a couple weeks ago, he brought in a
huge batch, some ripe, some not, to prevent ruining them. What to do
with them? He found a recipe for a pie and made one for us. A tad
different, to say the least. Sliced, spiced up with cinnamon, cloves,
nutmeg, etc., baked in a double crust. I can't compare it to any
other taste 'cuz I've never tasted anything *like* it! Of course,
his tomatoes were Green Zebras (he specializes in heirloom crops) that
never turn red anyway so some were green, some ripe, and another
tomato, say beefsteak, might taste entirely different. Anyhoo, we
still have plenty left so it looks like we may have another tomato
pie for our Thanksgiving dessert. Different anyway!!

Jeanne

Jeanne,
Tomatoe pie is always on our table at the holidays! I have made them
with both green and red varieties.
Skritches,
KittyLady

On 21 Nov 2005 12:10:21 -0800, "KittyLady"
wrote:

Tomatoe pie is always on our table at the holidays! I have made them
with both green and red varieties.

Good, aren't they?? I had never heard of it. Because we found a
recipe we assume *somebody* has been making it before. It's probably
been around for years and years, right? Do you make the "red" the
same way? Much difference in taste? Though it seemed strange to me,
I'm really hooked on them now. (Nice to "meet" a fellow fan!!) Have
a great holiday!

Jeanne

JBHajos wrote:
.... Anyhoo, we
still have plenty left so it looks like we may have another tomato
pie for our Thanksgiving dessert. Different anyway!!

Jeanne

I likes the good old standby, sweet potatoes, with burnt marshmellows

you know yams and sweet potatoes are not the same thing...
alot of people think they are

On 2005-11-21, Prozack penned:

you know yams and sweet potatoes are not the same thing... alot of
people think they are

This was a major point of discussion at DH's first Thanksgiving at my
parents'. Apparently yams don't even exist in the US. Not real yams.

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

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"JBHajos" wrote in message
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Harking back to the thread of "odd"/"different" cuisines of some
cultures, most of us (at least in the South) have heard of and/or
eaten Fried Green Tomatoes. Has anyone tried a green-tomato pie??
My son ended up with a super abundant crop of tomatoes in his garden.
Before the "deep freeze" hit us a couple weeks ago, he brought in a
huge batch, some ripe, some not, to prevent ruining them. What to do
with them? He found a recipe for a pie and made one for us. A tad
different, to say the least. Sliced, spiced up with cinnamon, cloves,
nutmeg, etc., baked in a double crust. I can't compare it to any
other taste 'cuz I've never tasted anything *like* it! Of course,
his tomatoes were Green Zebras (he specializes in heirloom crops) that
never turn red anyway so some were green, some ripe, and another
tomato, say beefsteak, might taste entirely different. Anyhoo, we
still have plenty left so it looks like we may have another tomato
pie for our Thanksgiving dessert. Different anyway!!

Jeanne


When looking for ways to use green tomatoes, consider any eggplant recipe
you might have. They really taste and handle much the same way. If I
didn't have such a hard time getting proper green tomatoes, I'd be trying an
eggplant parmesan recipe on them.

I've even trained Charlie to spot good green tomatoes at the fresh market.
Just when the green starts to "whiten" before it gets any pink. Wish we
had enough sun to grow our own still. But in this climate we really need
all the shade we can get in the summer.

I tried growing them in containers, but we'd have to water them twice a day
and never miss a day all season. Just not possible.

Jo

JBHajos wrote:

Harking back to the thread of "odd"/"different" cuisines of some
cultures, most of us (at least in the South) have heard of and/or
eaten Fried Green Tomatoes. Has anyone tried a green-tomato pie??
My son ended up with a super abundant crop of tomatoes in his garden.
Before the "deep freeze" hit us a couple weeks ago, he brought in a
huge batch, some ripe, some not, to prevent ruining them. What to do
with them? He found a recipe for a pie and made one for us. A tad
different, to say the least. Sliced, spiced up with cinnamon, cloves,
nutmeg, etc., baked in a double crust. I can't compare it to any
other taste 'cuz I've never tasted anything *like* it! Of course,
his tomatoes were Green Zebras (he specializes in heirloom crops) that
never turn red anyway so some were green, some ripe, and another
tomato, say beefsteak, might taste entirely different. Anyhoo, we
still have plenty left so it looks like we may have another tomato
pie for our Thanksgiving dessert. Different anyway!!

One of my favorite kinds of jam/marmalade (whatever it's
called where you are) is tomato, but it's practically
impossible to find, commercially! My mom used to make it
with tomatoes and lemon rind (and juice). A friend of mine
made some one year, and sent me a couple of jars for
Christmas, but hers was spicy (like the pie you describe).
It was very good, too, but not like my Mom's. (However, if
you're looking for ways to use up a surplus of
tomatoes......)


Jeanne

KittyLady wrote:
Jeanne,
Tomatoe pie..
Skritches,
KittyLady

is it sweet?

EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
good, too, but not like my Mom's. (However, if
you're looking for ways to use up a surplus of
tomatoes......)


Jeanne


how dare you post in the same thread as me
after the way you treated me

here's a tomatoe for you

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~"O" SPLATCH!!!

Jeanne,
I prefer pies made with all green or a mixture of mostley green and a
few ripe. That way the pie stays a bit firmer. Seems to me that it gets
to mushy when the tomatoes are over ripe.
I am glad to met a fellow tomatoe pie lover too!

Skritches,
KittyLady