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karmicdragonfly) wrote2022-06-24 01:14 pm
karmicdragonfly) wrote2022-06-24 01:14 pm
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Tomato Sandwich
The recent rain ripened enough tomatoes for the 2nd tomato sandwich of the season!
Tomato sandwiches were a summertime staple growing up: tomatoes, salt, pepper, and mayo on bread. For some reason, we never grew herbs on the farm, which seems a real shame. As an adult, I grow basil and other herbs outside, and basil is so good with tomatoes!
The reason I grow grape or plum sized tomatoes instead of the larger ones is because I found that the squirrels don't allow me to harvest larger ones. I'm blaming the squirrels without evidence, lol, but SOMETHING would take a bite out of the large green tomatoes and then leave them lying on the ground! So I switched to growing smaller tomatoes -- some for me, some for the squirrels.
Later in the year when there are more, I will start making Caprese salads with tomatoes, mozzarella, olive oil and basil.
Tomato sandwiches were a summertime staple growing up: tomatoes, salt, pepper, and mayo on bread. For some reason, we never grew herbs on the farm, which seems a real shame. As an adult, I grow basil and other herbs outside, and basil is so good with tomatoes!
The reason I grow grape or plum sized tomatoes instead of the larger ones is because I found that the squirrels don't allow me to harvest larger ones. I'm blaming the squirrels without evidence, lol, but SOMETHING would take a bite out of the large green tomatoes and then leave them lying on the ground! So I switched to growing smaller tomatoes -- some for me, some for the squirrels.
Later in the year when there are more, I will start making Caprese salads with tomatoes, mozzarella, olive oil and basil.
