What To Do With All of Those Tomatoes

[crashdive123]

Always been partial to epiphenomenalism myself.

[Ken]

Always been partial to epiphenomenalism myself.

Wow! A new word in my vocabulary!

"Epiphenomenalism is the view that mental events are caused by physical events in the brain, but have no effects upon any physical events. ..."

How about cases in which there is no appreciable brain function? (Thinks about poor Rick. Begins to weep out of sympathy....)

[Rick]

(thumps Electroencephalogram) There. See? I've got brain function. Whoa! That's some funky lookin' Beta waves, though.

[crashdive123]

Yeah - a good thump on the head works.......at least that's what my dad used to say.

[Ken]

(thumps Electroencephalogram) There. See? I've got brain function. Whoa! That's some funky lookin' Beta waves, though.

Must have just had a gulp of Red Bull.

[buttercup]

remove skins and chop 1 peck of ripe tomatoes

add -

1/2 peck of diced onions
1 # sugar
1/2 cup of salt
2 green and 2 red peppers
1 teaspoon each of cinnamon, cloves and allspice
4 whole cloves
1 Tablespoon celery seed
1 Tablespoon mustard seed

stir all to mix well. Simmer gently until thick. Add 1 pint of vinegar and boil briskly for 15 minutes. Pack in jars hot.

[bulrush]

Cilantro is what salsa is all about. I'm specifically growing roma tomatoes and cilantro this year, plus my onions, just to make fresh salsa. It's the best. You can't get that quality in stores.

Rick, as far as the EEG, I didn't think beta wave patterns made a sad face...

[nell67]

Wrong, Brother Knowitall . It's always been The Wilderness Survival Forums Quality Control Department .

Go back and check the first posts.

Go back and see what you gave your holy blessing for.

Besides, only TRAX can approve Free Traxistan appointments (as HE did in this case) and only TRAX can accept bribes. Right, Nell?

Exactly right Ken.

[nell67]

Thanks for the recipes buttercup,I have made catsup and salsa for a few years now and have not found a salsa recipe that I truely like,catsup,I make and replace the sugar with splenda,because I have not found catsup in the store that was sugar free.

[buttercup]

Thanks for the recipes buttercup,I have made catsup and salsa for a few years now and have not found a salsa recipe that I truely like,catsup,I make and replace the sugar with splenda,because I have not found catsup in the store that was sugar free.

I like the salsa recipe that I use because I am not a fan of cilantro - not at all - although I know people who love it. These recipes were my mother-in-laws that she used for years. I have been married for 47 years and used them all that time and love them. Hope some of the rest of you enjoy them, too.

[Ken]

Cilantro is what salsa is all about. I'm specifically growing roma tomatoes and cilantro this year, plus my onions, just to make fresh salsa. It's the best. You can't get that quality in stores.

Rick, as far as the EEG, I didn't think beta wave patterns made a sad face...

Bulrush, skip me on the cilantro QC samples. Crash gets the whole load on this one. Just send me the tomatoes and onions. Overnight.

Cilantro, curry, and lemongrass - the terrible trio. If you have any recipies that use all three, skip Crash, too. Send em' to "Junior-Novice-Fledgling-Assistant-Apprentice-Looks Like He Eats Anything and Everything-Grunt-Gofer Quality Control Wanna'-Be" Rick. Fed-ex and Cold shipment won't be necessary. Just pack it safe in some pig manure and send it to Rick via 3rd. Class Delivery by way of a mail-drop in Lagos, Nigeria.

[Rick]

I'm going to grow two Brandywine Tomato plants indoors this year. My hope is that I can continue them through the winter into next spring and take cuttings off of them to plant in the garden. I'll have tomato plants in the garden naturally.

I was wondering if anyone has done that? I know the tomato plant would continue to grow so I'm wondering if you prune the plant at some point so it doesn't go nuts inside. I will sucker the plants but I'm concerned they will just get too large.

I would also like to know if you self pollinate the plant. Since it's inside, I would think you would need to use a Q tip to pollinate the flowers.

Any other points that you care to share.

[crashdive123]

Rick - I've taken cuttings from tomato plants that I liked. Worked pretty well. About cutting plants back to keep from getting too big --- I haven't done this intentionally. I have cut back plants that have given all the fruit that they're going to, and have browned due to the summer heat. As you know I've got mine in containers - cut them off about two inches above the soil. Had every intention of uprooting the old plant, but didn't. New plant started to grow, and actually produced some fruit. I wouldn't recommend cutting them back that far. If you've got several plants, experiment with how far you cut them back to see which works best.

[Rick]

The sets are about six inches tall so I'm going to plant them in a container, leave them outside, then bring them in before the cool air starts. I THINK (emphasized) that the cooler air in the fall may trigger the plant to stop producing much like leaves turning on the trees. I'm hoping that by bringing the plants inside I can prevent that from happening and extend fruit production throughout the winter.

[crashdive123]

Here’s an update on the container garden. Here’s a pic of the tomato plants just after they went into the pots.

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Here they are today. For reference, the tops of the frames on each container are 6 ft off the ground. Not ripe yet, but getting closer.

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Here’s the peppers.

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This year is my first try at sweet potatoes (not in containers – TDW said no to the tires). They’re kind of taking over.

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[Rick]

AAaaarrrrgggggh! I put mine in the ground today. I still wouldn't trade you the longer growing season for the....alligators, fire ants, killer bees, monster termites or humidity.

[Ken]

AAaaarrrrgggggh! I put mine in the ground today. I still wouldn't trade you the longer growing season for the....alligators, fire ants, killer bees, monster termites or humidity.

That's why Pest Control Experts play such a vital role in society!

[crashdive123]

Living in the bug capital of the world ----- job security.

[BraggSurvivor]

Man, that look awesome. We still have frost in the ground in August and starts to snow again end of October.

I can only dream......

[Ridge Wolf]

I'm sorry, Buttercup. Apparently, our Administrator and Super Moderators neglected to include the mandatory Quality Control Department requirements in your welcome kit.

The Wilderness Survival Forums Quality Control Department (sanctioned by Grand Poobah Rick himself) was created to protect the health and safety of all members. I am honored to serve as its Director of Quality Control. The ever-capable Crashdive serves as Executive Deputy Director. Ours is truly an effort in public service. We are your friends.

What you should know is that all forum members are required to send copious samples of all food items to both Crash and me (for Quality Control Analysis ) at least one week prior to discussing or providing recipies for such food items in forum threads.

We will disregard your recent oversight, but now that you are aware of our strict policy, we trust that you will sin no more.

Please use Federal Express Overnight Delivery (cold shipment if necessary) for all samples provided.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation!

Careful Bacon Bandits... she may send you a box of rocks.. Nahh! I doubt it.