Tomato Flakes
番茄碎
When I have extra tomatoes, I put them whole into the food processor,
如果有吃不完的番茄，我会把它们都丢进食品处理机，
along with fresh herbs-- basil, thyme, oregano-- and sometimes peppers.
加入新鲜的草药，如紫苏，百里香，花椒叶，有时也加胡椒1m+4TWC9u6+Mi%#H。
I process them until they become liquid,
然后把它们加工成液体HS%&@8BS6u。
then pour the contents in fairly thin layers onto the fruit-leather sheets that come with my dehydrator.
把液体摊成薄薄的一层，用脱水器烘干rL=Pw*8C)]|xPhznm。
When the tomato sheets are thoroughly dry,
当番茄薄片完全干燥时，
I crumble them into flakes and put them in a jar.
把它们压碎并放入罐中保存&C2i7V|cdD。
These flakes are great in winter when you don't want to buy tasteless, grocery store tomatoes.
如果冬天你不想吃蔬菜店没味儿的温室生长的番茄，就可以指望这些番茄碎了k@QJk!;[@cffU。
You can add the flakes to sandwiches, soups, and salads.
你可以把它们加入三明治，汤和沙拉中rBq(!jJ5;7wRi*l%Aj。
The flavor is fantastic, and the flakes are instantly available.
味道简直好极了，而且这些番茄碎是即食的_d4ma=&m^tz_STWdg。
They also make a great gift because of their lovely color.
其色彩艳丽看起来有食欲，还能用来馈赠他人HqUK@P-3#K+-(。
Tomato Ristra
催熟番茄
Around the end of September, I break off clusters of green plum tomatoes
在九月底，我通常摘下大丛在霜降前
that won't have time to ripen before frost.
还未成熟的青番茄，
I hold a piece of strong twine like a noose and drape the tomato clusters over the twine,
把它们拧在套索一样的麻绳上，
starting at the bottom of the noose and working up the sides.
从套索底部开始向两边拧，
Then I tie the ends of the twine together and hang the tomatoes in the kitchen.
再把麻绳底部拧在一起，最后把这些番茄挂在厨房里6Jd#^v1mAdpRS!Pk8pCR。
The air circulation allows the tomatoes to ripen slowly, without rotting,
流动的空气能使这些番茄免遭腐烂，慢慢成熟uam8%|@I4dN。
so they are ready to eat by Christmas.
圣诞节之前大概就能食用了ael%QJI3#Bo[。
We used to ripen tomatoes this way in Italy, where I was born.
在我的家乡，意大利，人们习惯这样催熟番茄*]&2o9[1CD;ox=)。
These tomatoes don't taste as good as those ripened on the vine,
这样处理过的番茄虽不如藤上自然长熟的好吃，
but they're better than you might think.
但味道起码比你想象的要好EZ,jmuhP6NlFwE。