How do you get green tomatoes to ripen?

Question

I pruned a few branches off my tomatoes and ended up with a lot of green tomatoes...I need to do something with them...I know at the end of the season before the fall frost you can harvest green tomatoes and they will ripen some how...I'm wondering what I need to do to get them to ripen

Answer 1

simply pick the tomatoes lay them on a table out in full sun they will ripen in three or four days  or there are many great  ways to use green tomatoes green tomatoe relish is one is a great garnish for white beans and corn bread

Answer 2

pick them and put them on the windowsill

Answer 3

PCbeacher is exactly right.  Do not put them in the sun....   Put a them in paper bags with a ripe banana in each one and check every day because they will ripen pretty fast.  You don't need the banana but it does speed things up a lot.  Keep in mind that if they are very immature they may not ripen at all.

Answer 4

wrap them individually in newspaper & put them in a dark, cool cupboard. unwrap one every few days to check to see if they are red. rewrap if not red

Answer 5

If I may elaborate on Nicky's recipe, its also good to use corn flour too! Gives the fried maters some texture and a little more of a crunch! But I don't care what they are made with because I eat them too fast!

Oh, your original question.  Put them in the windowsill.

Answer 6

The first thing you don't do is to put them in full sun....This is an ultimate no no..I put mine in a brown paper sack with a banana ..for bananas release ethylene gas which is a natural ripening agent and ripens the tomatoes..I will post this then find some info for you...Heres 4 meythods and notice how EVERYONE of them say keep out of DIRECT SUNLIGHT..

http://www.wikihow.com/Ripen-Green-Tomat...

Here again it says tomatoes ripen better in dark areas..and to AVOID a sunny windowsill..

http://www.humeseeds.com/tmtoripn.htm

Answer 7

SET THEM IN THE WINDOW,MAKE SURE ITS CLOSED

Answer 8

make fried green tomatoes it's sooo good and tasty heres the recipe..

ORIGINAL SOUTHERNER'S FRIED GREEN

TOMATOES

fresh green tomatoes

flour

salt

pepper

vegtable oil

Slice tomatoes about 1/4". Spread on plate. Sprinkle salt evenly over tomatoes. Continue placing tomato slices in layer over previous layer and sprinkle with salt until all tomatoes have been salted.

IMPORTANT: LET THE TOMATOES SIT (ROOM TEMPERATURE OR REFRIGERATOR) AT LEAST SIX (6) HOURS. This removes water from tomatoes so that they will cook up nice and crispy.

Remove tomatoes from container. Mix flour, a little salt and pepper (to taste) in bowl. Coat each tomato slice with flour. LET SIT 30 MINUTES.

Heat oil in a skillet to medium high. Place tomatoes in oil. (Reduce heat when necessary). Let tomatoes brown on one side, then turn and brown on the other. When tomatoes are a golden brown, remove one at a time and place on paper towels to drain.

I'd say serve immediately, but they're so good, most family members hover around the stove to eat them as they are ready.