Around the end of September,
I break off clusters of green plum tomatoes that won't have time to ripen before the frost .
I hold a piece of strong twine like a noose and drape the tomato clusters over the twine,
starting at the bottom of the noose and working up the sides .
Then I tie the ends of the twine together and hang the tomatoes in the kitchen .
The air circulation allows the tomatoes to ripen slowly, without rotting,
so they are ready to eat by Christmas .
We used to ripen tomatoes this way in Italy, where I was born .
These tomatoes don't taste as good as those ripened on the vine,
but they're better than you might think.
[00:00.000]Around the end of September,
[00:01.891]I break off clusters of green plum tomatoes that won't have time to ripen before the frost .
[00:07.723]I hold a piece of strong twine like a noose and drape the tomato clusters over the twine,
[00:13.578]starting at the bottom of the noose and working up the sides .
[00:16.772]Then I tie the ends of the twine together and hang the tomatoes in the kitchen .
[00:22.081]The air circulation allows the tomatoes to ripen slowly, without rotting,
[00:26.860]so they are ready to eat by Christmas .
[00:29.509]We used to ripen tomatoes this way in Italy, where I was born .
[00:33.766]These tomatoes don't taste as good as those ripened on the vine,
[00:37.482]but they're better than you might think.