Green Tomatoes

Hi everyone!
I am a long time lurker and have decided to jump in the water. I need to make fried green tomatoes for 40 artists tomorrow night and need to find a source for about 2-3 doz. I do not have time to run around the city,i prefer to keep it in the Highlands. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

try L&N wine bar instead of making them yourself; call ahead to see if they'll do it. don't try to place a mammoth to-go order.

[Robin Garr]

Hi everyone!
I am a long time lurker and have decided to jump in the water. I need to make fried green tomatoes for 40 artists tomorrow night and need to find a source for about 2-3 doz. I do not have time to run around the city,i prefer to keep it in the Highlands. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Teresa, welcome! Glad you stepped into active status and hope you'll stay.

In addition to the good suggestion about commissioning a local eatery that makes good FGTs (and L&Ns are bodacious), your best bets in the Highlands - assuming you can't wait until Saturday for the produce market - are most likely going to be Valu Market in Mid-City Mall or Burger's market on Grinstead at Ray, opposite Cave Hill, next door to Collegiate School.

I don't think Datillo's market is still in business is it? Reaching back a long way there ...

Do you need green as in unripe...or green as in heirloom green ripening? I will have somebody at Bardstown market tommorow moring( Saturday). I can most likely get you some(unripe). I will check back to this post by noon today.

[Robin Garr]

Do you need green as in unripe...or green as in heirloom green ripening? I will have somebody at Bardstown market tommorow moring( Saturday). I can most likely get you some(unripe). I will check back to this post by noon today.

Whoa! Tomorrow IS Saturday! Where in the heck did this week go? I'd say the Farmer's Market is her best bet in any case; doubly so if you can make that connection for her, John.

Normally FGTs are made with green (underripe) tomatoes for the crisp flesh and tangy flavor, not fully ripe green heirlooms.

Man is it hot already, had to come in for some water. I was just in the tomato patch and I can fill your order ,just let me know soon. Lets say around 2.50 a pound if you want them. Sorry, I know this i not proper etiquette on his forum to toot your own business horn. Feel free to delete this, no harm done.

Normally FGTs are made with green (underripe) tomatoes for the crisp flesh and tangy flavor, not fully ripe green heirlooms.

Thats pretty much what I thought. I have been ripped a new one by old time Kentucky lady who told me that you can only use "ripe" green ones. Hey , I'm from Chicago, what do I know about FGTs.....

[Robin Garr]

Sorry, I know this i not proper etiquette on his forum to toot your own business horn. Feel free to delete this, no harm done.

John, no worries. You are not hyping or blowing your own horn without any provocation. You are responding to a forum member's question by offering her a very helpful individual service. As far as I'm concerned, that is a GOOD thing. But thanks for your sensitivity in bringing it up.

FGT for 40 hungry folks sounds like a tall order. They keep well in the oven set on warm. Just use a parchment paper on a cookie sheet. Good luck!

Thanks everybody!

I do need unripe tomatoes and prefer to fry em up myself. This is not an entree course,so it's not as daunting as it might seem. John,I would be very grateful if you could bring maybe 25 tomatoes,i think that should do the trick. I have no idea what that would be in pounds,but whatever is fine. Would 8:30 AM be too early to pick them up at the market? And how will I know you?










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Well , the person who goes to the highlands market for me has already left with their truck. My wife will be at the Beargrass market in St matthews if that will work, but again I need to know very soon....If that works I will PM you about how to find her there.

, but again I need to know very soon...

Sorry, did not hear from you soon enough...wife and I have plans this evening...hope you can find some elsewhere.....

Oh Darn!
Well i will be at the Bardstown Rd. market tomorrow and hopefully i will have some luck.
Sorry i did'nt catch your post in time.

[Robin Garr]

Oh Darn!
Well i will be at the Bardstown Rd. market tomorrow and hopefully i will have some luck.
Sorry i did'nt catch your post in time.

Good luck, Teresa! The Bardstown Market (also the Beargrass market) is really huge, and so many farmers will have tomatoes - I'll bet you can work something out. Please let the forum know!

Hey Teresa, I am really sorry it didnt work out. We are most often done picking by mid afternoon on Friday for sales on Saturday. I see your last post came on about ten or eleven last night. Its pretty hard to pick those guys in the dark. Due to the fact we make more money on red tomatoes over green, we wont pick them(green) on speculation. This did bother me all night thinking I may have thrown a wrench in your plans. I would advise checking the forum more often if your posts relate to something that is time sensitive. Again, sorry.

I just want to thank everyone for their suggestions.
John- please don't worry,this weekend has been a whirlwind of activity and I appreciate the attempt. And I understand the green tomato / money issue. A friend with a surplus of tomatoes ended up helping me out,so 40+ art car artists will be eating fried green tomatoes at The Mellwood Center tonight. I did go to the market this morning and got stuff for potato salad which i'm also making,it's nice to have local ingredients for the folks.
For any one interested in Art Cars there is a Hoedown at the Mellwood at 7:00 tonight with music,food,and of course art cars. Much fun,and everyone is welcome!