What can we do with our green tomatoes? One answer is to ferment them! Fermenting vegetables is a process that has been used for thousands of years to preserve the harvest. The process is simple as you will see in this video. Thanks for watching!
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Wow! Another great idea to try!
I didn't know you could do this.
What a super great idea Tikki O! Fermented foods are so good for you too! Best part there is no need to spend huge amounts of money and equipment to do simple fermentation. I love those glass weights for fermenting – highly recommend. I would further recommend using an "air lock" lid..they are pretty affordable, ($3.00) This will seriously help in the fermentation process. Gas can/will build up and if you forget to burp your fermenting jars, you will definitely get some spillover/leak. The air lock lids will help prevent that problem. I do still however, place my jars on a small tray or in a small plastic food container, just in case..
Lovely video and thanks for the information!
Can this process be dangerous?
Easy and simple directions to follow. Thx ..can't wait to make this.
Excellent video! Going to ferment green tomatoes today. Thanks again.
A wonderful video, clear and concise. You may want to consider Target as a source for half gallon mason jars. They are currently $4.19 each on their website. Do you do any fermenting with sprouts or microgreens?
Thank you for an excellent video. How do you use your fermented green tomatoes?
More recently I have found half-gallon Ball jars at Ace Hardware, a case of six for $17.00.
I sometimes have trouble getting the salt to dissolve in the water, especially if it is coarse salt. So I prepare the salt water before I do anything else. If I know I am likely to have problems dissolving the salt, I will heat part of the water to help that. By the time the tomatoes are all prepared, the salt water is cool and ready to go.