redrobin62 wrote:
I love tomatoes, BTW. I eat them like apples. For a while they were a special interest of mine. I had to study all the varieties for a novella I was writing.
I had huge sensory issues with them as a child, because they were so squishy, but as an adult I can't get enough of them. As far as I'm concerned, there isn't a dish on the planet that can't be improved with a can of
Ro*tel.
I absolutely hate the new Genetically Modified strains though - while they're very firm, they have no flavor whatsoever. Fortunately, I live in an area where the old fashioned kind are still widely grown in backyard gardens and available at roadside farmer's markets. My parents were just telling me the other day that one of their friends who'd been keeping us all supplied with fresh real tomatoes for years isn't going to be tending their vegetable garden anymore.