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George Shirley

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> On Aug 22, 3:45 pm, "Anny Middon" >
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>>>> "AnnE" > wrote:
>>>>> AnnE how come you never do tomato jam?
>>>> I have and I may. Tomatoes are late this year. There's still time. :-)
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>>> Our tomatoes are not very good this year. Cherry tommies are super but I
>>> make BLTs a lot and those don't work very well. <g>
>> Alton Brown did a Good Eats episode on tomatoes, and said that cherry
>> tomatoes (or maybe it was grape tomatoes) made the best BLT. Then he made a
>> BLT salad with them, which I think was sorta cheating.
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>> But it did get me thinking -- why not chop the tomatoes and mix them with
>> the mayo? Sandwich texture would be a tad different, but I'll bet it would
>> taste pretty darn good.
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> I made that recipe for BLT salad but I think he called it something
> else. Anyway, it was good but I prefer a peppercorn ranch dressing to
> his vinagrette and I like them better all fresh rather than half
> carmelized.
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> I've been overrun by grape tomatoes from the garden. The Roma's are
> coming in slowly but the big tomatoes are just not happy this year for
> some reason. It's been colder and was way cold in early summer so
> that may be it and they'll be along later on. There is still plenty of
> time...
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> Loki
Is that you Loki? Long time no hear from.

George