Tomatoes Galore Day

 

That would be today, August 15th. Eat a tomato. 90% of Americans don't get enough fruits and vegetables. 

One summer back in the 1950's, our parents grew a small field of tomatoes just for Campbell's soup. We thought that was pretty exciting. Ancient history now, when corporations actually sourced produce from individual family farms.

Well, lookee here. I have a retraction on that blog from a while back, saying mean things about our Beefsteak tomato. Yes, the plant is a sorry sight, but that's mostly my fault for not putting a stronger trellis in the pot. But these tomatoes I picked yesterday, although not large, are dense and meaty and taste absolutely nothing like those from grocery store.

We opened our last jar of spicy corn and tomato salsa, so I might use these special Beefsteaks to can another batch this weekend.