About Today: How do I Know When My Tomato is Ripe?

From Bob Schulties, your About Today Editor One of the few memories I have involving my grandmother is the tomato patch she had at her house. It wasn't big and I can't remember eating any of the tomatoes, but the smell of tomatoes on the vine bring me back to hot summer days in her yard. How do I Know When My Tomato is Ripe?  With the recent invention of green and "heirloom" tomatoes, how in the world do you know if it's ready? We probably should teach tomatoes to have those pop-up dealies like turkeys are born with. How to Ripen Green Tomatoes Video: How to Grow Great Tomatoes Search Related Topics:  growing vegetables in containers  growing herbs in containers  Pizza: The Easiest Way to Get Kids to Eat Tomatoes  My kids wince at the idea of tomatoes. That's where pizza comes in! Like a superhero saving kids from a tomato-deprived upbringing, pizza can, at the very least, give everyone some fresh tomato goodness. Is there anything pizza can't do? The Easiest Tomato Sauce in the World How to Get Out Tomato Stains Search Related Topics:  sauces  pizza  pizza toppings Heirloom Tomatoes  Mrs. Bob came home with an heirloom tomato that just... Well, it wasn't gonna win any beauty contests, but, boy howdy, did that 'mater taste like some kind of goodness! Are you willing to trade beauty for taste? The Wee Ones: Cherry Tomatoes A Guide to Tomatoes by Color Search Related Topics:  tomatoes  summer vegetables  fall vegetables No Time to Cook?  Never fear, tomatoes are here! OK, OK, you have to cook the pasta (which, by the way, was called spaghetti when I was growing up), but that's it. Seriously, this recipe takes as long as it does to cook pas spaghetti. You Don't Need Sun to Make Sun Dried Tomatoes How to Can Tomatoes Search Related Topics:  tomatoes  pastas  quick dinners

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