Tomato Harvest Coming - Sun Dried or Smoke Dried?
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This week has been blisteringly hot for everyone and we've all fought to stay cool. However, in spite of the heat, it's a wonderful time of year with all of the flowers, fruits and vegetables blooming and ripening.
Tomato-Ville
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I believe it's due to the heat that our tomatoes have yet to turn red...but boy when they do, we will be in "Tomato-ville!" We planted Better Boys, Honey Bunch (cherry) and Romas this year and our plants are heavy laden!
Smoke Dried Tomatoes
I hope to fix the usual favorites; salsa, and marinara sauce, but my new plan for this season is smoked-dried tomatoes. According to everything I've read, you can use smoke-dried tomatoes the same way you use the sun-dried; in sauces, soups, pizza, salads and pasta. Simply reconstitute them in olive oil and then you can use the flavor-infused oil in salad dressings, pesto, etc. Looking forward to Tomato-ville time!
I got my idea from Boggy Creek Farm.
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Hey girl, I am so jealous that you have home raised tomatoes. It's too hot in Kansas and none of us are enjoying a harvest. Love knowing someone else is enjoying summer tomatoes! Can't wait for the follow-up on the smoked tomatoes. Let us know. Highpointcircle.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI hate to hear that about your tomatoes! I wish I could share with you all...I'm a little worried that ours are all going to ripen at the same time and I am not going to be able to share/store fast enough. I'm looking forward to the smoked tomato experiment myself, I will follow-up!
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