Terrific Tomato Soup and Other Tomato Recipes

Mother Earth News ^ | 1975! | Mother Earth News Editors

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Tons of tomato information here. Don't let a one go to waste! ;)

"You tell 'em I'm puttin' up 'maters for th' winter, that's what. People might laugh at such stuff as this, but I'll tell y', I'm not about to let 'em rot." —Hillard Green, quoted in The Foxfire Book

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I’m going to make Ruby’s Tomato Soup out of some of my harvest this season. Won’t that be yummy on a winter night with a grilled cheese sandwich? Yum! :)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Garden Ping!

[JRochelle]

I have one of these, a must for anyone who makes tomato or applesause.

http://www.everythingkitchens.com/back_to_basic_foodstrainer.html

[Red_Devil 232]

Thanks Diana!

Weekly Gardening ping to Tomato Recipes

[SouthDixie]

Loved the article, Mother Earth News is a great magazine, Harrowsmith was another informative source of material.
I've made the soup and it is delicious, a nice variation is adding a little onion, a wee bit of rice and a dash of oregano.

[doodad]

We have been enjoying fresh Caprese Salad with out bounty.

Sliced tomato with a slice of goat cheese topped with chiffonaded basil (also from the garden). Sprinkle your favorite good vinegar, salt and pepper and enjoy.

[bgill]

Freeze them - Do nothing but quarter the big ones or leave the cherry ones whole and throw them in a baggie. No fuss. No muss.

Can’t go wrong with salsa.

Tomato preserves. Yes, for those who have never eaten tomato preserves, you don’t know what you’re missing. Yummmy comfort food!

Fried green tomatoes.

The best-est sandwich in the world is cheap white bread slathered with mayo and a thick slice of a warm fresh from the garden tomato..... heaven!

[Red Badger]

Question: My tomatoes make huge vines but little fruit. Blooms but no fruit. What’s my problem?.........

[Red Badger]

Question: My tomatoes make huge vines but little fruit. Blooms but no fruit. What’s my problem?.........

[Betis70]

Wish I had some tomatoes to not let go to waste. As it is they are unlikely to ripen before our first frost.

Local orchards are having a bumper crop though—apples, peaches, probably a few others. I guess all the Spring/Summer rain and now a hot Aug are great for fruits. I wonder how the local vineyards are going to do.

[JoeProBono]

[FrdmLvr]

That’s my favorite combo, too, Diana! Thanks for the recipe, I’m going to try it out.

[njslim]

Wish had some tomatoes this year - heavy rain this spring
caused fungus which killed all the ones I planted

[sweetiepiezer]

Here is an old recipe I used in the 70’s
MOCK STRAWBERRY JAM

1 c. ripe tomatoes
6 oz. raspberry Jello
1 tbsp. blackberry Jello
2 1/2 c. sugar

Boil tomatoes, add Jellos and sugar. Boil 10 minutes on medium heat. Pour in jars.

[GOPJ]

Here’s a fast easy tomato soup

1 tsp butter
4 tsp medium salsa
1 can tomato soup
3/4 cup water
1/4 cup heavy cream

Melt butter, add salsa - cool for 1 minute - add tomato soup and water. Heat to boil. Stir in heavy cream. Serve.

[GOPJ]

Here’s a fast easy tomato soup

1 tsp butter
4 tsp medium salsa
1 can tomato soup
3/4 can ( use tomato soup can) water
1/4 cup heavy cream

Melt butter, add salsa - cool for 1 minute - add tomato soup and water.
Heat to boil. Stir in heavy cream. Serve.

[Quix]

THANKS BIG.

Don’t have the bumper crop I expected but love options.

Blessings,

[Mrs. Don-o]

Red Badger, I had the same problem this year: huge jungly tomato plants covered with luxurious foliage, but little fruit. I think I know what the problem(s) were:

• too much nitrogen, specifically, too much compost which was made from principally coffee grounds. Good stuff, that, but unbalanced. It could have used more potassium, phosphorus, and other minerals. The compost needed more stuff like banana peels, a handful of wood ashes, a sprinkle of epsom salts. Or I could have invested in a good, all-around tomato fertilizer.

• Too much water, especially early on.

• Not enough sun, particularly because the trees on the morning-sun side have gotten so big and dense over the years that this spot is no longer the best for growing fruiting crops.

My solution next year will be to use a more balanced compost/fertilizere combo, hold off on the watering, and locate the tomatoes in the sunniest part of the back yard. In the semi-shady placs I'll plant greens which appreciate a bit of shade in the hot midsummer, like swiss chard, which did beautifully for me even up next to the house where they were in shade in the afternoon.

[BenLurkin]

Nice.

Say....any idea why our corn doesn’t have very many kernels?