I've been picking tomatoes for a while so far this season. I think the heat and drought have affected their growth. The fruit is tiny, even though I watered faithfully and daily through the worst of the heat waves.
There are three varieties of tomato in the bowl. One, called "Lancelot," is supposed to be small. They are the pointy tomatoes that look a little like red chili peppers. The oblong variety is "roma," and while they're shaped right, they should be almost twice the size that these are. The third variety is round and is called "marmande." Many of those are about the size of cherry tomatoes, but they should be big like a standard tomato.
Still, most of the tomatoes are usable and they taste good. Unfortunately, they're not big enough to stuff and there aren't enough of them to make sauce for the freezer. We're eating them in salads and otherwise cooking with them. Ken used some to make Italian-style green beans to go with yesterday's lunch. Yum!
SG’s sister once decided to make sauce with all her cherry tomatoes. She was livid when she saw how much sauce they made after standing over that hot stove. I remember her peering into the pot wondering where they all went. (I’m a better cook than she is.)
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ReplyDeleteWell, tasty is the best part! Glad for that!
ReplyDeleteThis is a year that will be remembered for all gardeners. How sad. Tomatoes home-grown are the delight of summer, and not one of my gardener-friends has offered any - y e t! Maybe they, too, have a had (literally) a small harvest.
ReplyDeletemitch, I've never considered making sauce from cherry tomatoes...
ReplyDeletetravel, ha!
judy, us,too!
mary, let's hope for a better time next year!
Because you know what you're doing.
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