There are many different types of tomatoes. All delicious!! And if there is one summer produce item that I long for all year, it's probably the tomato.
We will have cherry tomatoes at market tomarrow.. and a few black beauty tomatoes.
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Some Tomato Info:
Dry-farming tomatoes means that the tomato plants aren't watered after their flowers set, which forces the plants to work harder to make the tomatoes and also creates a bit of a deeper flavor..
Vine-ripened means that the tomatoes were allowed to ripen on the vine before they were picked (not simply left on the vine when brought to the store).
Look for Locally grown tomatoes. Because of the way they are grown (as outlined above) they are delicate and not up for long journeys.
Buying Tomatoes
-Don't worry if tomatoes are in weird shapes. Even cracked skin is okay, but leaking juice and soft spots are not.
-Choose tomatoes that feel heavy for their size.
-Smell them. Tomatoes should smell earthy and tomato-y.. and never musty.
-Taste them! (We will be sampling at the booth this weekend!)
How to Store Tomatoes
Treat them gently. They are fragile. Don't pile them where their weight will squash eachother, and never refrigerate them! (Temperatures under 50° will make tomatoes all mushy and mealy.)
See at market tomarrow!! : )
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