George said...

> Andy wrote:
>> Nancy Young said...
>>
>>> "Andy" <q> wrote
>>>
>>>> Are the Jersey "Fresh" tomatoes available yet?
>>> I have seen them in farm stands, along with the fresh picked
>>> corn! It's that time of the year.
>>>
>>> I'm thinking of going to a farmer's market this weekend. The
>>> trick will be to remember. I always seem to want to go when
>>> they aren't open.
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>>
>> nancy,
>>
>> YAYTHANKS!!!
>>
>> All the produce markets around here have "Jersey" tomatoes but they're
>> knock-offs, grown in Florida and other places then shipped to farms in
>> NJ and branded Jerseys.
>
> Nothing wrong with PA tomatoes either. The big box stores don't know
> anything about real tomatoes. You have to hit the farm stands to get the
> real ones that were grown here and never refrigerated. The locals have
> had slicing tomatoes available for about a week.
>
>
>>
>> I'll have to stop over in NJ tomorrow for the "good stuff!"
>>
>> I'm picturing a "Mile High Jersey Tomato Club Sandwich!" Bread, one
>> sliced up Jersey tomato, pinch o' salt, bread, another sliced up Jersey
>> tomato, pinch o' pepper, bread!
>>
>> Andy
>
> I like fresh sliced tomatoes on a good Kaiser roll with a little
> mayonnaise and pepper.


George,

While true about PA tomatoes, my xSIL taught me all about Jersey "fresh"
tomatoes early on after our arrival here. And I didn't want to PO my xSIL.
No way!

I still have a teensie amount of guilt if I don't follow "the law according
to Patricia" even now! <G>

Andy