Comments on: Crispy Green Tomato Pickles

By: Handful

Handful — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:02:34 +0000

Mmmmm… I like dill pickles and PB…may have to try this!

Still lots of greenies. Hung in the barn to finish after frost but has been QUITE cold! What happened to fall? My hose is still out

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:10:39 +0000

Sundari–Sure. Pickling lime, found in the canning section of the supermarket or the like, improves the firmness of vegetables used in pickling. (Don’t use any other kind of lime, like builder’s lime, it can contain lead). It’s mixed with water to make a soaking solution for the vegetables/fruit to be pickled, then rinsed in several changes of water to remove all excess. It’s important to make sure you rinse thoroughly because remaining lime can reduce the acidity of the pickling solution (vinegar, etc.) and lead to failed pickles.
Let me know if you need more or different info on this!

By: Sundari

Sundari — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:33:15 +0000

Could you please go into more detail about the 3 cups of lime? I’m not quite getting it…

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Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:43:24 +0000

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By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:08:35 +0000

lonna–The relish sounds delicious. And your grandmother sounds charming.

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:07:09 +0000

Gloria Carrington-Ferrira–I have heard about your famous Spanish tomatoes. So jealous of your olive oil, too. Hope you like the pickles!

By: Gloria Carrington-Ferrira

Gloria Carrington-Ferrira — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:37:11 +0000

This I must do. Tomatoes are so cheap and good here in Spain. They sell a tomato jam here and I love it, eat it with everything . . my husband hates it! Can’t wait to try!! Thanks.!

By: lonna

lonna — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:04:22 +0000

My grandmother makes a relish with green tomatoes. I think it would be along the same lines as your tomatoes. She let me think it was made out of cucumbers for years. It is very sweet also, I never thought of eating it on a PBJ but I think it would be good.

By: Raquel

Raquel — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:49:53 +0000

Sounds great, I can hardly wait to try them. I may add dill though, I have gobs of it. I have tried the zuke fritters and they were wonderful.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:04:50 +0000

These sound delicious. Where do you find lime? I’ve never looked for it before.