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so funny! my mom has about 50 lbs--no joke--of green tomatoes that came up volunteer (from compost on the pepper beds) this fall. she's been wondering how to green 'em up in no time. thanks for the timely post!

You need to put them in a paper back, with a banana, which will emit the ethylene needed to make them ripen. Takes about a week, but check the bag so the banana doesn't rot.

Green tomato chutney is also good.

we put them in the box with wood shavings - layer tomatoes, wood shavings, newspaper, repeat. On the top layer we add smth red - ripen tomato or a red sock. THEY DO RIPE FAST enough, but not all at once.

Wow, amazing. I'm happy to know of these options!

Thanks!
Emily

Hey, those are my green tomatoes (from Flickr)! Since I'm sure you're all anxiously waiting for an update on their progress... We had four buckets full that we picked when there was frost a month ago or so, mostly from volunteer plants that grew later than the rest. We didn't do anything special with them since then -- just kept them inside at room temperature and put a half-dozen at a time on the windowsill to speed them up. We've just been cooking with them as they ripen, throwing them in soups and sauces and it's been so handy! We're down to the last bowl, mostly smaller ones; and they're getting dry and and a bit tired now.