Hi Glen, Jules, I love your videos. Please, if you have more recipes with green tomatoes. Here we are starting spring, but in 6 months, I will have lots of them. I would like to know other ways to eat them (I make jam). And, if you grow tomatoes in your garden, I recommend growing Cherrys late in the season, they don't need a lot of heat or sun to be ready ( I picked cherry tomatoes until August a in Argentina). Scuse my english. Un gran abrazo desde Bs As.Salud y felicidad😆🤗
I don't garden, but my grandmother from Nova Scotia would make a green tomato chow. It was a sweet relish with green tomato, onions, sugar, and spices. We would go to a pick your own tomato place at the end of the season and get a real deal on green tomatoes. We would all gather in the kitchen and do a production line and can as much as we could. It was delicious on hot dogs, hamburgers, and a whole lot more.
I moved to the US South 30 years ago. When I first heard that people eat green tomatoes I thought they were crazy. I tried fried green tomatoes once when I was still a teenager and thought they were disgusting. Weirdly, now I think they are delicious.
I slice and pickle them in apple cider vinegar, olive oil, garlic slices, oregano and red pepper flakes. It's a refrigerator recipe and the longer they sit the tastier they get! I make sandwiches with them or use them as an accompaniment to meals or snacks. Delicious!
@christ1313 just think all of the history that has since been forgotten. There's probably alot of notable things and events that we never written down.
My Grandparents had a huge garden during the Depression and WWII. If it didn't get eaten right away Grandma would can it. My Dad told me how she never let green tomatoes go to waste. She made green tomato pie, fried green tomatoes (my favorite), relish and green tomato pickles. They ate well because of the garden, fruit trees, various berries, and nut trees. Nothing went to waste; even the watermelon rinds were pickled!
My mom cuts the tomato into small chunks. Uses lemon juice instead of whole lemon and doubles corn starch. Tomato mixture goes into an unbaked pie shell, tops with pie crust. She also leaves out cinnamon. Her pie tastes like a gooseberry pie. Great with vanilla ice cream.
We had a restaurant here in St Louis that occassionally would do a green tomato pie, and the spicery was just like a traditional apple pie, it was fantastic. I wasn't sure how I would like it because it's green tomatoes, but it had fantastic flavor.
I'm an American and knowledgable about American history, but I had no idea about Aunt Sammie, either, but you're right that sounds like a good idea to localize it.
It was not only a good idea, it was technically an imperative. Tape recording didn't exist in the US for another 15 years. Records of the day played over the radio sounded pretty bad, and were obvious. There basically weren't broadcast "networks" at that time as we understand them now. Radio was still only about 10 years old. Pretty much all radio programming was local. Listening to a radio station far away (like a couple hundred miles) was known as "DX reception" and was only practical during certain hours of the night and in certain seasons.
I've never heard of Aunt Sammy but I'm not quite old enough to have heard radio shows. I've made green tomato mincemeat and used that in pies. It has apples, raisins, nuts and lots of spices. I'd ditch the lemons, chop the tomatoes, drain them and cook everything with the sauce. Blind baking the bottom crust helps keep fruit pies from having a soggy bottom crust.
If you want a good recipe for green tomatoes this is it GREEN TOMATO KETCHUP 4 c. ground onion 4 c. ground green tomatoes 6 sweet red peppers, ground 12 green bell peppers, ground 4 c. ground cabbage 6 c. sugar 2 tbsp. mustard seed 4 c. vinegar 1/2 c. salt 1 tbsp. celery seed 1 1/2 tsp. turmeric 2 c. water Grind vegetables using blender or coarse blade of grinder. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup salt. Let stand overnight. Rinse and drain. Combine with remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling. Simmer 3 minutes. Place in sterile jars and seal. About 8 pints.
I grew up with and love Green Tomato pie since it was a specialty my granny often made. Her recipe and process varied a bit from yours, but still the same idea. It's always fun to see someone try it for the first time. Love your channel!!!
American. Never heard of Aunt Sammy. Thanks for the recipe. My grandfather loved fried green tomatoes. My mom made a green tomato pie but don't remember her adding lemon.
Speaking of 'fooling' people into thinking it's apple pie; in Laura Ingalls Wilder's autobiographical book series, she recalls a Christmas where her mother Caroline put a pie on the table after Christmas dinner, and her father *swore* it was apple ("*Where* did you find *apples*?!?")-- She finally fesses up and admits that it was "thinly sliced green pumpkin"!!
I am from near Indianapolis and here most dont know about using green tomatoes, but my family does a thin sliced green tomatoes almost like a chip but thinker about 6mm to 9mm. I wash the slices leaving them a little wet, then tos them in 1 cup APL 1/2 cup corn starch, pepper salt. Then skillet or deep fry until the sides and seed are a deep brown. The carry over cooking does not last as long as potatoes chips. My Uncle would so zucchini cucumbers and yellow squash that way to. A southern cook from the USA would day they are nothing like southern fried green tomatoes but ours are so good but get soggy quick
My grandmother used to make a green tomato apple pie. It wasn't my favorite, but much of the family liked it. I'm a fan of staying with the apple, lol .
Great idea for those darn green tomatoes. Aunt Sammy was a joke in our family. I still recall my dad's eyes twinkling when I think of "auntie sammy." 🤩 He would always say, "if you've ever met auntie sammy...you have never met auntie sammy." Chuckle and walk away. Thanks for sharing♥️♥️♥️
Also had lots of green tomatoes in my kitchen garden in Ottawa this fall and made the mock apple pie yesterday. It was outside of my comfort zone to replace apples with green tomatoes, but I was intrigued. I learned from you…and added lemon juice and some zest instead of a half of a lemon. I also put two heaping teaspoons of cinnamon, some nutmeg and a bit of pumpkin spice, since I couldn’t find allspice. I put in 4-5 Tablespoons of cornstarch. I always lattice my apple pies, so I put on a egg wash and sprinkled latticed top with sugar. It was delish!!! Mouth feel and taste like apple pie!!!! Fooled everyone!!!!! When I put the filling into the pie (didn’t par-bake), I thought the liquid would destroy the bottom crust. When I took the pie out of the oven, the filling came out in liquid form….but as soon as I cut into the pie 15-20 mins later, the liquid became thick like apple sauce! It is a very delicious way to use up garden green tomatoes! Thanks for the inspiration, Glen!!
I love green tomato pie! I always use brown sugar and mace, but I think I'll make one today with some tweaks from this recipe (cinnamon, lemon juice, & zest)!
@@asilverfoxintasmania9940 the brown sugar really is nice, and I find nutmeg or especially mace plays really well with the flavor of the green tomatoes-- it really brings out the apple - like flavor :)
The pie filling reminds me of roasted green chile or a tomatillo green sauce. This pie recipe is inspiring me to make a savory meat pie with a green sauce.
Glen, my wife loves the old cookbook show, and I admit-I like it also-but I also miss all your mad scientist series stuff, especially your Cola and Fried Chicken stuff. That Coke series was really fascinating. We’re big fans of your stuff all around though. Thanks for the hard work.
I've never had green tomato pie, but my mother used to make green tomato pickles, and that was amazing, I wish I had the recipe to share, great video Glen and Julie, stay safe, 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘🦘
My Grandma made this ALL the time when i was younger! It's my favorite pie!! except she did not use lemon in her's. And she didn't cook her's ahead of time. She just tossed in sugar, cinnamon tapioca and placed it in a pie shell, top with with an upper crust and bake. Top the crust with some sugar. I would try the pie again and leave out the lemon. The pie always as a slight tartness to it because of the acid in the tomatoes. I LOVE the pie!
I also don't believe it needs lemon juice. Green tomatoes are quite sour on their own. Really, this recipe looks like they just subbed green tomatoes into a basic apple pie recipe. I remember it tasting rather strongly of clove too, which I always think of as going well with raisins and orange peel. Sadly, green tomatoes are hard to come by without a garden of my own, so I won't be reliving those memories any time soon.
Yep, the family friend who made introduced us to it always added raisins too, and she used half apples half green tomatoes. It was also had a slightly different spice profile than a standard apple pie. It was delicious
I made this last week!! It was delightful!! I zested the lemon, put in the juice from it and doubled the corn starch... Otherwise I did it identically (but with a gluten free, vegan crust and used vegan butter) and it turned out perfect!! Not liquid-y at all and everyone loved it... They said it tastes like a citrus and fruit pie. It's a hit and I'll be making it with the last of my green tomatoes next year!
The tomato pie looks like it would be really good with some modifications so I agree I would love to see you make it again having you change the recipe with what you would include glen.
I have used my last harvest green tomatoes as a neutral fruit to make jam. I cook it like you did but without lemon until tender then I add a fruit flavor by way of Kool-Aid or Jello and cook it down more with sugar and a drop or so of food coloring if needed. I think peach jello is my favorite flavor so far. I have also done this jam with watermelon rind minus the skin as the neutral fruit.
Wow! I never heard of Aunt Sammy! I grew up in California. I'm going to ask around among my friends. We might be too young since we were post-depression.
I think this is a great way to use up the green tomatoes and agree on the zesting and lemon juice instead of slices. Might fool peeps more if in chunks instead of slices and mixed-in with a bit of another fruit that has seeds (raspberries, blackberries, ground cherries). Never heard of Aunt Sammy, but I barely understand Uncle Sam too (Montrea l, Canada here). Love your videos. Tfs.
My Grandmother made Green Tomato Preserves, which were made with the same ingredients you used except without the flour and spices. In fact I made the Preserves a couple of weeks ago. She did not use the ends and removed all seeds if any in the Lemon slices, which she cut in half. No Lemon Juice was added . She left her Lemon slices in, and used more Sugar which also thicken the juices from the Tomato. Since it is a pie yes I would use the flour and spice. I plan on trying it tonight!
I made a different recipe for green tomato pie. I made that at the same time I made an Amish lemon pie with making green tomato relish. Loved it all. Would love to see more ways to utilize green tomatoes.
Fried green tomatoes were a staple when I was a kid, so I am biased toward that use of green tomatoes. That being said, I would give this a shot. Thanks, Glen
I've made tomato preserves with ripe tomatoes and it's awesome. I still have some from last summer. You'll have to try it, Glen and Julie. Never tried anything with green tomatoes.
I remember our family having a recipe called green tomato casserole -alternating layers of sliced green tomato and onion, sour cream plus a few other ingredients and a bread crumb topping.
We lost the war against the catapillars. We cut down one of the tomato plants today because so much of the fruit was half eaten. The rest if the plants have a chance to still produce a bit more. I picked the tomatoes that were not bug damaged from the dying plant and will give this a shot. Thank you.
Grandma used to have a recipe she wrote down from the show. That’s the only reason I knew about Aunt Sammy. Never knew it was Uncle Sam’s wife. ( Haven’t been able to put in a garden for some time, but I will try to get some green tomatoes at the farmers market to try this with some changes.)
Just want to comment that the sound on your videos is really quiet good. As a TH-cam creator (albeit a small one) I've always appreciated and enjoyed the luxurious sounds of Glen. 😉
thanks glen i often do this 10 min blind bake which i sort of figured out myself because i hate soggy bottom crusts. i learned that the top crust will attach if i dont prebake the bottom for too long.
I have this cookbook it was my great grandmothers she wrote dumplins on the cover when you turn to the recipe she wrote in the margins This one... teaching through time.
Grew up with green tomato pie in northwest Connecticut, EXCEPT treated fruit like apples (removing seeds and "jelly" adding raisins Baked 15 mins 450 oven then 1 hour 350.Comes out like a mincemeat pie. Makes a great deep dish pie, serve warm.
Hello Jules Glen Chicken and Green Eggs and Ham Lovers everywhere. Back in the 70s I had two contrasting Marmelade Experiences. One from a jar of 3 fruits I bought in Montreal and the other from Travelling to Ireland and England and their orange concoction. The Quebec product had absolutely NO trace of bitter (which is my least favorite of the basic flavors). The other was a one way trip to bitter town. The first recipe for home made marmelade I tried included the pith and it would have been the Queen's favorite, but not mine. I do not include any pith from citrus in any recipe. I always omit it and have been a happy sailor ever since. Jacques Mexico
There are the famous fried green tomatoes. and one youtuber I watch makes her green mexican salsa with unripe tomatoes when she has them from her garden. I use them anywhere I want an acidy flavor, tamarind substitute for example. always taste and compensate.
I will guarantee you 99.999 out of 100 Americans never heard of "Aunt Sammy". The only reason I knew about it was an old radio program about her probably back in the 1970s. The only way I can stand green tomatoes is in relish. Fried green tomatoes are disgusting.
Interesting recipe. What if you used the zest of lemon along with the juice. By the way, I have never heard of Aunt Sammie. I never heard my grandparents mention any reference I am 65 years old so grandparents went back to WWI period. Learn something everyday 🤔🙃
Hi Glen, I make a mock apple pie out of zucchini that tastes remarkably like apple pie. It is peeled and sliced and boiled until tender with spices and you could use it with a shortbread bottom and crumble top or as a pie filling with traditional crust. So ingenious, just like using green tomatoes. Waste not, want not.
Glen, this is the way my mother always handled end-of-the-season tomatoes: Hang up the whole plant: Useful at the end of the season when a frost is forecast, the whole tomato plant can be gently pulled up and then hung upside down in a garage or cellar where temperatures will remain above freezing. This is said to produce better flavoured tomatoes than the other methods.
I would bet the lemmons were smaller then, I would probably remove some of the tomato seeds to cut down on the liquid. in addition to your suggestions.
Born in 1965. Never heard of Aunt Sammy. On the flavor profile: another factor is expectations from 90 years ago in the depression would have been radically different.
My grandma used to make this she used a regular apple pie recipe . the tomatoes added a tangy taste unlike apples . my friend ate 3 pieces of one she sent me and said it was the best apple pie ever. when i told him it was green tomato . it blew his mind . lol. thx for making it I dont remember any lemon in it either.
It’s been my experience when cooking with green tomatoes that the smaller (younger) the green tomato is the more bitterness it brings to the flavor profile. I do like to make fried green tomatoes, green tomato salsa, and pickled green tomatoes. Not big on sweets so I’d bypass this recipe but would love to see what other savory green tomato dishes you make. Mostly though I put my green tomatoes in paper bags to ripen and eat them later in October and November as they ripen. Great show ...thanks!!
We used green tomatoes in several ways and I still do, fried, in relish, chow chow, and pie. Never used lemon but added 2 or 3 drops of almond extract.
Having just recently discovered the wonders of fried green tomatoes, I'd be inclined to aim for that flavor profile in the pie recipe, and mayhap melt some cheeses over the top of the pie towards the end of the baking... definitely omitting/drastically reducing the lemon 🍋
Thanks for Watching Everyone! *What do you do with your unripe green tomatoes?*
*Full recipe in the description box.*
Hi Glen, Jules, I love your videos. Please, if you have more recipes with green tomatoes. Here we are starting spring, but in 6 months, I will have lots of them. I would like to know other ways to eat them (I make jam). And, if you grow tomatoes in your garden, I recommend growing Cherrys late in the season, they don't need a lot of heat or sun to be ready ( I picked cherry tomatoes until August a in Argentina). Scuse my english. Un gran abrazo desde Bs As.Salud y felicidad😆🤗
I don't garden, but my grandmother from Nova Scotia would make a green tomato chow. It was a sweet relish with green tomato, onions, sugar, and spices. We would go to a pick your own tomato place at the end of the season and get a real deal on green tomatoes. We would all gather in the kitchen and do a production line and can as much as we could. It was delicious on hot dogs, hamburgers, and a whole lot more.
I moved to the US South 30 years ago. When I first heard that people eat green tomatoes I thought they were crazy. I tried fried green tomatoes once when I was still a teenager and thought they were disgusting. Weirdly, now I think they are delicious.
I slice and pickle them in apple cider vinegar, olive oil, garlic slices, oregano and red pepper flakes. It's a refrigerator recipe and the longer they sit the tastier they get! I make sandwiches with them or use them as an accompaniment to meals or snacks. Delicious!
Love pies! I will be making this with my end of year tomatoes! Might tweak the whole lemon thing though. Thanks for the recipe and heads-up on taste.
Don't feel bad, Glen. I'm American, I've never heard of Aunt Sammy before either.
Lol me too!
Me either.
Ditto
Same.
Me too.
I'm an American in my late 70's; I grew up listening to the radio (before TV), and have never heard of Aunt Sammy until today!
My grandma used to make green tomato mincemeat, using green tomatoes and apples and raisins. Made terrific pies for the holidays.
Most Americans haven't heard of Aunt Sammy. I will ask The History Guy to investigate. 🧐
What? No pie bird? 😉
@@RonJohn63 IMO The History Guy would do a much better job than anything written by the anonymous multitudes who contribute to Wikipedia.
This
58-year-old American here and have never heard of Aunt Sammy. Fun to hear about her. Love the show!!
@christ1313 just think all of the history that has since been forgotten. There's probably alot of notable things and events that we never written down.
US citizen. Never knew I had an Aunt Sammy. My mother made a green tomato pie. It was like a lighter version of mince meat.
My Grandparents had a huge garden during the Depression and WWII. If it didn't get eaten right away Grandma would can it. My Dad told me how she never let green tomatoes go to waste. She made green tomato pie, fried green tomatoes (my favorite), relish and green tomato pickles. They ate well because of the garden, fruit trees, various berries, and nut trees. Nothing went to waste; even the watermelon rinds were pickled!
My mom cuts the tomato into small chunks. Uses lemon juice instead of whole lemon and doubles corn starch. Tomato mixture goes into an unbaked pie shell, tops with pie crust. She also leaves out cinnamon. Her pie tastes like a gooseberry pie. Great with vanilla ice cream.
I didn't know about Aunt Sammy and I've spent my entire 70 years as a U.S. resident
Like you said...that looks like a great foundation to make a unique pie that will be a novelty at gatherings.
We had a restaurant here in St Louis that occassionally would do a green tomato pie, and the spicery was just like a traditional apple pie, it was fantastic. I wasn't sure how I would like it because it's green tomatoes, but it had fantastic flavor.
I'm an American and knowledgable about American history, but I had no idea about Aunt Sammie, either, but you're right that sounds like a good idea to localize it.
It was not only a good idea, it was technically an imperative. Tape recording didn't exist in the US for another 15 years. Records of the day played over the radio sounded pretty bad, and were obvious. There basically weren't broadcast "networks" at that time as we understand them now. Radio was still only about 10 years old. Pretty much all radio programming was local. Listening to a radio station far away (like a couple hundred miles) was known as "DX reception" and was only practical during certain hours of the night and in certain seasons.
Aunt Sammy was new news to me, viewing from Pennsylvania! Another wonderful Sunday edition, thanks for the great recipes and history!
I've never heard of Aunt Sammy but I'm not quite old enough to have heard radio shows. I've made green tomato mincemeat and used that in pies. It has apples, raisins, nuts and lots of spices. I'd ditch the lemons, chop the tomatoes, drain them and cook everything with the sauce. Blind baking the bottom crust helps keep fruit pies from having a soggy bottom crust.
If you want a good recipe for green tomatoes this is it
GREEN TOMATO KETCHUP
4 c. ground onion
4 c. ground green tomatoes
6 sweet red peppers, ground
12 green bell peppers, ground
4 c. ground cabbage
6 c. sugar
2 tbsp. mustard seed
4 c. vinegar
1/2 c. salt
1 tbsp. celery seed
1 1/2 tsp. turmeric
2 c. water
Grind vegetables using blender or coarse blade of grinder. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup salt. Let stand overnight. Rinse and drain. Combine with remaining ingredients. Heat to boiling. Simmer 3 minutes. Place in sterile jars and seal. About 8 pints.
I have made chutney with green tomatoes before. Another great way of using them up.
I knew of Uncle Sam but I never knew there was an Aunt Sammy
I grew up with and love Green Tomato pie since it was a specialty my granny often made. Her recipe and process varied a bit from yours, but still the same idea. It's always fun to see someone try it for the first time. Love your channel!!!
American. Never heard of Aunt Sammy. Thanks for the recipe. My grandfather loved fried green tomatoes. My mom made a green tomato pie but don't remember her adding lemon.
Grandma used vinegar
Speaking of 'fooling' people into thinking it's apple pie; in Laura Ingalls Wilder's autobiographical book series, she recalls a Christmas where her mother Caroline put a pie on the table after Christmas dinner, and her father *swore* it was apple ("*Where* did you find *apples*?!?")-- She finally fesses up and admits that it was "thinly sliced green pumpkin"!!
Mt family loves this
Not to nitpick, but it wasn't a Christmas dinner. There wouldn't be any green pumpkins then.
I seem to recall a green tomato pie from childhood, but I remember it being savory, like a quiche without the egg.
I am from near Indianapolis and here most dont know about using green tomatoes, but my family does a thin sliced green tomatoes almost like a chip but thinker about 6mm to 9mm. I wash the slices leaving them a little wet, then tos them in 1 cup APL 1/2 cup corn starch, pepper salt. Then skillet or deep fry until the sides and seed are a deep brown. The carry over cooking does not last as long as potatoes chips. My Uncle would so zucchini cucumbers and yellow squash that way to. A southern cook from the USA would day they are nothing like southern fried green tomatoes but ours are so good but get soggy quick
SO GLAD i'm not the only one with green toms this year !
My grandmother used to make a green tomato apple pie. It wasn't my favorite, but much of the family liked it. I'm a fan of staying with the apple, lol .
Great idea for those darn green tomatoes. Aunt Sammy was a joke in our family. I still recall my dad's eyes twinkling when I think of "auntie sammy." 🤩 He would always say, "if you've ever met auntie sammy...you have never met auntie sammy." Chuckle and walk away. Thanks for sharing♥️♥️♥️
Been an American for all of my nearly 5 decades, and I’ve never heard of Aunt Sammy.
Also had lots of green tomatoes in my kitchen garden in Ottawa this fall and made the mock apple pie yesterday. It was outside of my comfort zone to replace apples with green tomatoes, but I was intrigued. I learned from you…and added lemon juice and some zest instead of a half of a lemon. I also put two heaping teaspoons of cinnamon, some nutmeg and a bit of pumpkin spice, since I couldn’t find allspice. I put in 4-5 Tablespoons of cornstarch. I always lattice my apple pies, so I put on a egg wash and sprinkled latticed top with sugar. It was delish!!! Mouth feel and taste like apple pie!!!! Fooled everyone!!!!! When I put the filling into the pie (didn’t par-bake), I thought the liquid would destroy the bottom crust. When I took the pie out of the oven, the filling came out in liquid form….but as soon as I cut into the pie 15-20 mins later, the liquid became thick like apple sauce! It is a very delicious way to use up garden green tomatoes! Thanks for the inspiration, Glen!!
A "Seville" tomato pie!!!😁 This IS cool, thank you!😎👍👍
Zesting the lemon and juice it, 1/4 tsp. of cinnamon, up the corn strach a tsp. and little grated ginger in the boil. BOOM, awesome pie.
I love green tomato pie! I always use brown sugar and mace, but I think I'll make one today with some tweaks from this recipe (cinnamon, lemon juice, & zest)!
oh the brown sugar would add a lovely addition, as opposed to the white sugar.
@@asilverfoxintasmania9940 the brown sugar really is nice, and I find nutmeg or especially mace plays really well with the flavor of the green tomatoes-- it really brings out the apple - like flavor :)
@@thestrangegreenman Thanks, more recipes in which I can use mace are always good!
The pie filling reminds me of roasted green chile or a tomatillo green sauce. This pie recipe is inspiring me to make a savory meat pie with a green sauce.
Love how Jules discusses how to improve the pie. Totally non-punishing & very supportive to adjusting it to your personal taste. Very Canadian.
I make a savory green tomato pie and never thought about making a sweet green tomato pie. I think I'll have to give it a try.
Glen, my wife loves the old cookbook show, and I admit-I like it also-but I also miss all your mad scientist series stuff, especially your Cola and Fried Chicken stuff. That Coke series was really fascinating. We’re big fans of your stuff all around though. Thanks for the hard work.
fried green tomatoes are EXCELLENT too!
Great recipe, if I can get everything, I will make it today.
Love this Sunday show
I've never had green tomato pie, but my mother used to make green tomato pickles, and that was amazing, I wish I had the recipe to share, great video Glen and Julie, stay safe, 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🦘🦘🦘🦘
A lovely wedge of Tillamook cheddar with that would send me to Heaven.
My favorite pie!! Never used the whole lemon just juice! My mouth is watering just looking at it.,
My Grandma made this ALL the time when i was younger! It's my favorite pie!! except she did not use lemon in her's. And she didn't cook her's ahead of time. She just tossed in sugar, cinnamon tapioca and placed it in a pie shell, top with with an upper crust and bake. Top the crust with some sugar. I would try the pie again and leave out the lemon. The pie always as a slight tartness to it because of the acid in the tomatoes. I LOVE the pie!
The green tomato pie I grew up eating always had raisins in it.
I also don't believe it needs lemon juice. Green tomatoes are quite sour on their own. Really, this recipe looks like they just subbed green tomatoes into a basic apple pie recipe.
I remember it tasting rather strongly of clove too, which I always think of as going well with raisins and orange peel. Sadly, green tomatoes are hard to come by without a garden of my own, so I won't be reliving those memories any time soon.
In Canada would they put dates in it?
Yep, the family friend who made introduced us to it always added raisins too, and she used half apples half green tomatoes. It was also had a slightly different spice profile than a standard apple pie. It was delicious
The raisins/apples addition is a mock mince pie recipe. You can still find the recipe for home canning.
I made this last week!! It was delightful!! I zested the lemon, put in the juice from it and doubled the corn starch... Otherwise I did it identically (but with a gluten free, vegan crust and used vegan butter) and it turned out perfect!! Not liquid-y at all and everyone loved it... They said it tastes like a citrus and fruit pie. It's a hit and I'll be making it with the last of my green tomatoes next year!
The tomato pie looks like it would be really good with some modifications so I agree I would love to see you make it again having you change the recipe with what you would include glen.
I'm going to have to put Glen in my will to receive my cookbook collection.
When you're rolling pie dough. Sounds like a Tragically Hip lyric.
That is so true
I have used my last harvest green tomatoes as a neutral fruit to make jam. I cook it like you did but without lemon until tender then I add a fruit flavor by way of Kool-Aid or Jello and cook it down more with sugar and a drop or so of food coloring if needed. I think peach jello is my favorite flavor so far.
I have also done this jam with watermelon rind minus the skin as the neutral fruit.
I'm 11 years older than you are, an American, and I'd never heard of Aunt Sammy until you told us.
Wow! I never heard of Aunt Sammy! I grew up in California. I'm going to ask around among my friends. We might be too young since we were post-depression.
Well done. Sounds interesting. 😷👍
I think this is a great way to use up the green tomatoes and agree on the zesting and lemon juice instead of slices. Might fool peeps more if in chunks instead of slices and mixed-in with a bit of another fruit that has seeds (raspberries, blackberries, ground cherries). Never heard of Aunt Sammy, but I barely understand Uncle Sam too (Montrea l, Canada here). Love your videos. Tfs.
My Grandmother made Green Tomato Preserves, which were made with the same ingredients you used except without the flour and spices. In fact I made the Preserves a couple of weeks ago. She did not use the ends and removed all seeds if any in the Lemon slices, which she cut in half. No Lemon Juice was added . She left her Lemon slices in, and used more Sugar which also thicken the juices from the Tomato. Since it is a pie yes I would use the flour and spice. I plan on trying it tonight!
We coat sliced green tomatoes in seasoned cornmeal and fry them. So good!
I made a different recipe for green tomato pie. I made that at the same time I made an Amish lemon pie with making green tomato relish. Loved it all. Would love to see more ways to utilize green tomatoes.
I had a recipe that I collected, never made, and lost of apple and red tomato pie. This sounds very interesting. Thanks Glen.
I remember my mom making green tomato mincemeat a time or two when I was a kid. It was delicious!
Is the mincemeat used in a pie? Or did you eat the green tomato mincemeat a different way?
My favorite green tomato memory is garlicky pickled green tomatoes eaten with tamales! My mother always canned green tomato mincemeat.
Fried green tomatoes were a staple when I was a kid, so I am biased toward that use of green tomatoes. That being said, I would give this a shot. Thanks, Glen
Fried green tomatoes, yummy!
This was super interesting. I'd love to see you remake this in your "ideal" way.
You might try it again with Meyer lemons.
My sister made one that had raisins, she used the brown raisins. I find the golden raisins to be more fruity. But no lemon. It's a great pie. 🥰🥰🥰🤗🤗🤗
I am an American and I had never heard of Aunt Sammy before this video.
I've made tomato preserves with ripe tomatoes and it's awesome. I still have some from last summer. You'll have to try it, Glen and Julie. Never tried anything with green tomatoes.
I remember our family having a recipe called green tomato casserole -alternating layers of sliced green tomato and onion, sour cream plus a few other ingredients and a bread crumb topping.
We lost the war against the catapillars. We cut down one of the tomato plants today because so much of the fruit was half eaten. The rest if the plants have a chance to still produce a bit more.
I picked the tomatoes that were not bug damaged from the dying plant and will give this a shot. Thank you.
Grandma used to have a recipe she wrote down from the show. That’s the only reason I knew about Aunt Sammy. Never knew it was Uncle Sam’s wife. ( Haven’t been able to put in a garden for some time, but I will try to get some green tomatoes at the farmers market to try this with some changes.)
Just want to comment that the sound on your videos is really quiet good. As a TH-cam creator (albeit a small one) I've always appreciated and enjoyed the luxurious sounds of Glen. 😉
thanks glen
i often do this 10 min blind bake which i sort of figured out myself because i hate soggy bottom crusts. i learned that the top crust will attach if i dont prebake the bottom for too long.
I'd love to see a follow-up on this one.
and I'm always intrigued by north americans eating green tomatoes. never heard of it in europe
I've had tomato marmelade here in Sweden. Made with green tomatoes, say 35 years ago give or take. It's a thing in certain communities I think.
We also pickle them in Bulgaria. I used to hate them as a kid, but now I enjoy them :)
I have this cookbook it was my great grandmothers she wrote dumplins on the cover when you turn to the recipe she wrote in the margins This one... teaching through time.
Grew up with green tomato pie in northwest Connecticut, EXCEPT treated fruit like apples (removing seeds and "jelly" adding raisins Baked 15 mins 450 oven then 1 hour 350.Comes out like a mincemeat pie. Makes a great deep dish pie, serve warm.
Make Green tomato mincemeat and can it. It is yummy.
Mom use to do a green tomato relish she called chow chow.
Thank you sir I will be trying this soon
yes, maybe just juice and zest from the lemon but no pith...wondering if this may taste somewhat similar to gooseberry with the tartness?
Personally I adore Green Tomato Chutney, I'm lucky because my grandad has a pretty huge allotment and I get all his green toms every year.
I'm an American and this is the first time I've heard there was an Aunt Sammy.
Hello Jules Glen Chicken and Green Eggs and Ham Lovers everywhere. Back in the 70s I had two contrasting Marmelade Experiences. One from a jar of 3 fruits I bought in Montreal and the other from Travelling to Ireland and England and their orange concoction. The Quebec product had absolutely NO trace of bitter (which is my least favorite of the basic flavors). The other was a one way trip to bitter town. The first recipe for home made marmelade I tried included the pith and it would have been the Queen's favorite, but not mine. I do not include any pith from citrus in any recipe. I always omit it and have been a happy sailor ever since. Jacques Mexico
There are the famous fried green tomatoes. and one youtuber I watch makes her green mexican salsa with unripe tomatoes when she has them from her garden. I use them anywhere I want an acidy flavor, tamarind substitute for example. always taste and compensate.
I will guarantee you 99.999 out of 100 Americans never heard of "Aunt Sammy". The only reason I knew about it was an old radio program about her probably back in the 1970s. The only way I can stand green tomatoes is in relish. Fried green tomatoes are disgusting.
Thank you for sharing.
My family still makes this every fall as a way to use up green tomatoes in our garden that are to small to window ripen or deep fry
I like this idea .
WOW... This is a interesting one.
Techacally a fruit pie.
Very different
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Interesting recipe. What if you used the zest of lemon along with the juice. By the way, I have never heard of Aunt Sammie. I never heard my grandparents mention any reference I am 65 years old so grandparents went back to WWI period. Learn something everyday 🤔🙃
Green tomato chutney is a winner. I lost as great recipe for green tomato pasta sauce.
Hi Glen, I make a mock apple pie out of zucchini that tastes remarkably like apple pie. It is peeled and sliced and boiled until tender with spices and you could use it with a shortbread bottom and crumble top or as a pie filling with traditional crust. So ingenious, just like using green tomatoes. Waste not, want not.
I wasnt expecting a sweet fruit pie. Interesting, though. I'd try it
Glen, this is the way my mother always handled end-of-the-season tomatoes: Hang up the whole plant: Useful at the end of the season when a frost is forecast, the whole tomato plant can be gently pulled up and then hung upside down in a garage or cellar where temperatures will remain above freezing. This is said to produce better flavoured tomatoes than the other methods.
I've read of this method. Thanks for sharing!
I would bet the lemmons were smaller then, I would probably remove some of the tomato seeds to cut down on the liquid. in addition to your suggestions.
I’d probably peel them as well, while I was at it :)
We make a pi similar to this one but we add an apple to the mix and it balances very well
Born in 1965. Never heard of Aunt Sammy.
On the flavor profile: another factor is expectations from 90 years ago in the depression would have been radically different.
My grandma used to make this she used a regular apple pie recipe . the tomatoes added a tangy taste unlike apples . my friend ate 3 pieces of one she sent me and said it was the best apple pie ever. when i told him it was green tomato . it blew his mind . lol. thx for making it I dont remember any lemon in it either.
It’s been my experience when cooking with green tomatoes that the smaller (younger) the green tomato is the more bitterness it brings to the flavor profile.
I do like to make fried green tomatoes, green tomato salsa, and pickled green tomatoes. Not big on sweets so I’d bypass this recipe but would love to see what other savory green tomato dishes you make.
Mostly though I put my green tomatoes in paper bags to ripen and eat them later in October and November as they ripen.
Great show ...thanks!!
Green tomato relish or chow chow. Love it with roast beef or tourtiere.
We used green tomatoes in several ways and I still do, fried, in relish, chow chow, and pie. Never used lemon but added 2 or 3 drops of almond extract.
Yes please do again and tweak with juice and zest
Having just recently discovered the wonders of fried green tomatoes, I'd be inclined to aim for that flavor profile in the pie recipe, and mayhap melt some cheeses over the top of the pie towards the end of the baking... definitely omitting/drastically reducing the lemon 🍋
Sounds interesting. I’ve wondered what to do with left over green tomatoes. My mom said she used to make green tomato jelly but I never had any.
I've never heard of Aunt Sammy and my Mother, three Aunts, and two Uncles grew up in the depression.
Most in Wisconsin but one Uncle was from Ohio.