On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:01:27 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:06:41 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>>>> I get grape tomatoes, which are readily available and pretty good
>>>> in the winter. They can even be sliced (with caution) and put on
>>>> a hamburger.
>>>
>>> I've done that, too! I know the cardboard tasting winter tomatoes
>>> well, but I think that there has been a lot of progress on that
>>> front since I was younger.
>
>> there seems to be no lack of cruddy tomatoes in the grocery store
>> even in summer.
>
> I certainly didn't say there weren't a lot of awful tomatoes in
> supermarkets. Just that you can find reasonable alternatives to
> them, when years ago (not even that many), you had no choice.
> I don't buy many tomatoes in the winter months as it is, but if
> I see a nice Ugly tomato, I pay the price.
>
> nancy

i'll have to keep a sharper eye for those next time i'm at the store.

your pal,
blake