Welcome to mid-May Wednesday, most welcome companions.
This morning’s requests are in three categories: tomatoes (as has been our recent custom), crab meat and banana bread.
Merritt Adams wrote, “My grandmother used to make something called cooked tomatoes. I have never been able to replicate, and sadly she passed before anyone had the recipe. I came close with a tomato jam (had to tweak it a bit) and would be curious if anyone has a recipe I can try for my father.”
Ms. Adams knows the recipe contains vinegar, sugar, tomatoes and onions. Sometime green and jalapeño peppers may be used. This is served over black-eyed peas, or with cornbread and beans, or with pork. And she added, “The time I tried, I used fresh tomatoes. But I did buy some already stewed tomatoes for my next attempt.”
And that is where you come in.