Thursday, December 30, 2010

Last Tomato

Our grandson picked a bunch of green tomatoes in October, when we were about to have freezing temps.  When our daughter came over, she did better than Larry and I did at eating them as they ripened.  I had to throw away a few that spoiled.  This one,  I kept looking at, wondering if it was any good.  The Gardener on Sherlock Street recently did a post on the tomatoes she had on her counter, which made me renew my interest in the last tomato on my counter.  Well, finally, today, I checked it out.

I wish I would have taken the first photo from the place this tomato spent the last couple of months.  I don't know why I didn't.


After the first cut, I had hopes that it was still OK to eat.


 It was not as sweet as a fresh vine ripened tomato, but it was a nice December treat.  The salad was from the store.  I'm pleased to be able to eat lettuce again, after having problems with my jaw this summer.  The night guard I got from a TMJD dentist seems to be helping.


Happy New Year!   Oh, and my parents are celebrating 60 years of marriage today.  I don't think they read my blog, but I wanted to mention it anyway.  That's quite an accomplishment!
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24 comments:

  1. Toni - Signature GardensDecember 30, 2010 at 11:25 PM

    I, too, picked a bunch of green tomatoes before we had freezing temps. They are starting to ripen now. We have some Sweet 100s and some Celebrity and some Lemon Boy. I had forgotten about the Lemon Boys and was surprised to see the pretty yellow tomatoes. Can't wait to give them a try :-)

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  2. CatDecember 31, 2010 at 12:00 AM

    Happy anniversary to your parents! I hope my husband and I see that nice round number ;-) And happy New Year to you Sue...I've enjoyed meeting you through our blogs and look forward to your 2011 posts!

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  3. Out on the prairieDecember 31, 2010 at 8:55 AM

    My last few were a bit tough. I ate some green, and always like to see how long they keep.I plant all of mine from seed, as well as peppers, so I am looking over a few new ones to try.I made a steak last night and used my last seasoning from Misty's, so need to get over that direction and get more.I hope you have a good New Year enjoying time with your family.
    Steve

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  4. Eliza @ Appalachian FeetDecember 31, 2010 at 8:59 AM

    That's a great looking winter tomato! I think the homegrown green-saved ones still taste better than the ones you can get in the grocery store.

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  5. Gardener on Sherlock StreetDecember 31, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    Yea!!!! It looks good on that salad. Celebrating New Year's Eve with a tomato from your own garden in NE is really cool.
    Congratulations to your parents on 60 years. My parents celebrated 60 years this year too at the end of August.
    Happy New Year!

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  6. bopeepDecember 31, 2010 at 12:00 PM

    Happy 60th Anniversary to your parents !!!!!!!!!
    Your tomato looks really good....I am glad you got to enjoy it.
    Happy New Year
    Prayers, Bo

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  7. CarolDecember 31, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    Dear Sue, Your tomato and salad look delicious. I must go make lunch now after seeing your post! I want to wish you the Happiest of New Years! Thank you for visiting me and leaving your kind words of support. May you have many blessings over this new year.

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  8. Tatyana@MySecretGardenDecember 31, 2010 at 1:34 PM

    Tomato in December? What a heroic tomato! I am suffering without good tomatoes. I don't remember them being so bad in the stores. Almost all of them have a little hole and start rottening very fast, starting from around that little opening. Do they inject anything in tomatoes to make them ripen? Anyway, I wish you a Healthy and Happy New Year with good harvest, including tomatoes!

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  9. LindaDecember 31, 2010 at 2:06 PM

    That is quite a treat to be eating a home grown tomato in December.
    Best wishes to your parents on a very special anniversary!

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  10. DesireeDecember 31, 2010 at 3:19 PM

    Hello Sue - here I am as promised :)

    What a treat to visit your blog - I'm also going to be signing myself up as a follower.

    Congratulations are certainly due to your Mum & Dad on the occasion of their 60th Wedding Anniversary. A truly wonderful achievement!

    My parents celebrated their 56th this year and, as with yours, I don't think mine read my blog either, or certainly not regularly. They seem to be afraid of the internet ;) and so wouldn't ever leave a comment for me! Pity, as they live in Australia and part of why I'd started my blog was to share my garden with them ;)

    Your salad looks delicious BTW - just what I could have enjoyed today in our hot climate. Sorry to hear you've been having "jaw" problems, but good to know this is resolving itself.

    Have a HAPPY 2011!!!

    Hugs,

    Des xo

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  11. ferJanuary 1, 2011 at 3:50 AM

    Wow! it must be great to have home tomatoes now, and it looks very delicious! Happy new year!

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  12. UnknownJanuary 1, 2011 at 10:40 PM

    how fun that you're eating a tomato from the garden at this time of the year. Glad the night guard is providing some relief!

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  13. Dr.Susan SharmaJanuary 2, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    I also wish my father would read my blog! Strange, how thoughts connect you and me separated by miles!

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  14. F CameronJanuary 2, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    That tomato looks luscious to me, too! Happy Anniversary to your parents -- that's such a wonderful milestone.

    The agastache 'Cotton Candy' is not from seeds. Terra Nova sent me the trial plants for my garden and it is the best agastache, IMHO. Since I got it in fall 2009 before it was going out to the public, I think it should be around the nurseries for 2011.

    Happy New Year!

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  15. VetsyJanuary 2, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Happy New year to you and to your parent's who are celebrating 60 years!.. How beautiful!

    I look forward to chatting with you more in this year as we blog about our garden adventures this spring/summer.

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  16. VetsyJanuary 2, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    P.S so happy to know that you were able to enjoy that yummy looking salad! Glad that your Jaw is a lot better.

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  17. GailJanuary 3, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    Sue, It looked delicious and I am sure it tasted better then anything the stores are now offering! Love your header photo and my dear, Happy New Year to you~ gail

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  18. HarryJanuary 3, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    I once kept my tomatoes going until Dec. 12 (in Mississippi you can do that if you work at it!), and finally gave up and picked about 20 green tomatoes, which I gave to my mother. She made a green tomato pie for Christmas, which looked like an apple pie at first glance, but was definitely not as good. No more green tomatoes for her! And nice blog, I just found you, it's good to see some of us are still out here blogging.

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  19. Catherine@AGardenerinProgressJanuary 3, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    That tomato looks so good! I'm hoping we'll actually get some from our garden this year.
    Happy Anniversary to your parents. And a Happy New Year to you!

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  20. Elen SusanJanuary 4, 2011 at 4:35 AM

    That tomato looks ripe and Juicy.
    I used to have a tomato plant in my house. I don't know how it grew in my house. It gave us a few tomatoes and was dead due to insects. Our tomatos weren't this big.
    Happy anniversery to your parents!

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  21. scottweberpdxJanuary 4, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Oh no...I've had TMJ before too...I spent most of my junior year in college wearing a mouthguard to bed...I hope yours is well under control and doesn't crop up again!

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  22. Single GalJanuary 5, 2011 at 2:01 PM

    My tomatoes are all gone now. I was going to pull them all out, but my Aunt suggested I just leave them there and let them decompose and add something to the dirt.

    Good looking tomatoe, too bad about the taste.

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  23. Betsy Banks AdamsJanuary 5, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    That tomato looks so good. I haven't had any good tomatoes since about September.... We had such a hot and dry summer that nobody around here had many good home-grown tomatoes this year... I LOVE the home-grown ones.

    Congrats to your parents. My hubbys' folks have been married 70 yrs. Dad is 98 and Mom is 90.

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  24. floweringmamaJanuary 7, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Oh a garden tomato in winter, what a treat! I just refuse to eat a tomato during the winter. Those hothouse tomatoes are watery and have no taste at all.

    Hope you enjoyed your treat!

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