Salted Tomatoes

Had some for lunch, bit mushy but fine in a stew

 

Why did you salt them Ziggy?

 

They would have been compost by now if I hadn't Sheal

 

Could you explain the process a little?

 

Very simple Freddy, just scoop the middles out, quarter them and bury them in salt, it'll draw the liquid out of them, then they just sit in a brine.

When you need them soak overnight in fresh water, change that in the morning and they'll be ok by lunctime.

I soak my salted dried fish with them too

 

How long can they be stored in the brine? Any special containers? (yes, I note you have yours in a bucket type thingy)

 

Yeah,.... ahem,...... Think I'll just carry on composting mine.

 

Years, not much lives in salt.

There was a 12th century Knight who's coffin got moved and the lid came off, he was perfectly preserved in some sort of brine. One of the folk tasted it and said it tasted like Catsup