tomatoes

[lori ann]

Hey,

I was wondering how long you can use them. I recieved some from my csa and a friend at work brought me some from her garden and they are starting to be soft. So are they still good and I can use them in a green smoothie or raw soup or should I throw them out because they are not totally ripe anymore??

[Lelê]

Bad tomatoes just taste really bad and spoiled. When my tomatoes are getting soft, I try a piece and if they are still tasting good, I eat them.

If they are too soft for salads, I just use them in soup.

[Moretta]

I love the tomatoes from the garden to get really ripe and red. I find they are the sweetest then. I will have them in anything, salads, soups, etc.

I say don't throw them out, unless they have a bad taste to them or have black spots.

[blaqberry]

...agreed. I'd also not toss them unless they smell off, taste off, or have gone moldy. Soft 'matoes are just a wee overripe, should be fine. :)