So it's snowing here in DC. Though it seems to do this every year, it remains a surprise to DC residents ... every year, causing panic on the level I associate with Texans who deal with this whole freezing precipitation problem less reliably.

My tomato plants didn't really get the memo about summer being over, so remain(ed) laden with tons of green tomatoes (and blossoms...). I tore them up this morning as the snow was getting started and now have a rather large pile of green 'maters to deal with. I'm already ripening some in newspaper wrappings in a closed off bag.

So we remain undecided as to what specifically to do with all these tomatoes, but here are the candidate recipes:

Green Tomato Pie: http://southernfood.about.com/od/tomatoes/r/bl40625f.htm

Green Tomato Soup: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Green-Tomato-Soup-2...

Mincemeat using green tomatoes: http://awaytogarden.com/applesgreen-tomatoesgooey-mincemeat

Green Tomato Relish/Jelly: http://cookingwithmichele.blogspot.com/2009/10/green-tomato-reli...

Green Tomato and Lemon Marmalade: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/22/dining/227arex.html?_r=1

Green Tomato Jam: http://seattlebonvivant.typepad.com/seattle_bon_vivant/2005/10/g...