Saturday, September 29, 2012

Salsa

I picked another half bucket of green tomatoes.  It's salsa time.  Then I added these blemished orange tomatoes.  Even if they ripen, they're never going to be as good eats as unblemished tomatoes.

After lots of chopping, I ended up with 17 pints of salsa.
Not quite as good as last year, but not bad.  The boy who likes to burn his face off, (#1), tells me there's no heat in this batch.  I'm thinking good, it might not burn my face off this year.  Except you know those jalapenos are going to spread their spice through those jars as they sit and wait, lol.

Meanwhile, #2 is grabbing tomatoes to go off the plant stand in the sunroom.  Who needs apples when you can munch on a tomato?
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  1. LindaSeptember 29, 2012 at 12:13 PM

    Wendy,
    It is futile for me to try to ripen a blemished tomato because it seems they rot as fast as they ripen. So, cutting losses early is good. Your son likes to eat a tomato like an apple? That is great! Salsa always is too hot for me, even when other people think it is sooo milk.

    Since I have chickens, I always check your egg count. How many hens are laying?

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    1. WendyOctober 2, 2012 at 6:50 AM

      We are down to 2 hens and one rooster now. The foxes have been really bad this year. I'm lucky to see one egg every three days.

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  2. Sue FrelickSeptember 30, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    Yum, yum! I LOVE salsa! I like mine mild too. I use it everywhere...in omlettes, on pizza instead of pizza sauce and of course the way it's meant to be used :-) You did well making 17 pints. They look great!

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    1. WendyOctober 2, 2012 at 6:52 AM

      Thank you, Sue! I think I have enough tomatoes to do another batch. I've done it in omelettes too, and Husband likes it on hot dogs. Taco salad is a weekly staple here, lol.

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