The Great Green Experiment Part 2

So the great green experiment continues on in the McKenney household. It was a few days ago that I tried the green tomato bread recipe...but it didn't last long. The bread got rave reviews from the entire household as well as from some visiting friends yesterday who have requested the recipe. The bread is very similar to zucchini bread and really tastes like fall and not at all like tomatoes which made it a winner for me!

Here is a pic of the bread. And here is the recipe:

1 cup oil

3 eggs, beaten

2 c sugar

2 tsp vanilla

2 cups ground green tomatoes

3 cups flour

1 tsp soda

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp cloves

1/2 tsp baking powder

2 1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp nutmeg (again, I omitted this since I don't like nutmeg and instead doubled the cloves)

nuts and raisins (optional; I didn't use)

Stir together oil, eggs, sugar, vanilla, and green tomatoes. Sift together remaining ingredients and add into tomato mixture. Pour into 2 well oiled loaf pans. Bake at 325 for 1 hour. Yummy!

The fourth and last experiment I did was for Green Tomato Raspberry Jam. Interesting, right? The recipe claimed that it looked and tasted just like raspberry jam....and you know what? They were right! Well, almost. There is a slightly different flavor in there, but really, it is almost the same. I'm anxious to try it after it has set to see how the consistency changes it.

Here is a pic of the jars of Green Tomato Raspberry Jam and here is the recipe:

4 cups ground green tomatoes

5 cups sugar

2 (6 oz) raspberry jello pkgs

(I just realized that I only put in half of the jello that it calls for..hopefully it will still set...oops)

Bring tomatoes and sugar to a boil in a large sauce pot. Boil for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and add in Jello. Stir until dissolved. Pour into jelly jars and process in boiling water canner for 10 minutes.