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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Tomato Bounty
cl. panic, lycopene wrangler and guest blogger

High tomato season is upon us at the Panic household. Just this weekend, a bounty of Iraqi and Turkish tomatoes graduated from the school of ripe. (And I remember when they were just seedlings, mere overage from GTMcG's exotic tomato sprouting endeavors).


The ones with the stripes are called Turkish Striped Monastery, and supposedly there

are some "Pinks" hidden in that bowl. The plants that sprouted these fine specimens now stand over six feet tall! We are happy to report that the Iraqi Al Kufa plants have also borne fruit, though they did end up requiring cages in spite of GTMcG's emphatic pleading to let them roam free.

The days of the seedlings are now the distant past. Ms. Panic is now faced with a bowl full of red tomatoes and vines still covered with more green juveniles. Greek salads and bruschetta await!

(We have been hit with some blossom end rot this season; not sure if the water softener is to blame. Next year, we'll supplement with calcium just in case.)


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10 comments:

  1. Cl. PanicAugust 23, 2010 at 11:52 AM

    They get out when a captor decides they have sufficiently matured.

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  2. Mr. Nonny NuAugust 23, 2010 at 1:03 PM

    nice.

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  3. Nonny NuAugust 23, 2010 at 1:06 PM

    It's sad. My tomato plants only got one tomato! And, it has been green for a month. I just don't know what happened. I think that maybe we don't get a lot of sun on the back porch. The landlord had said that the Nu Residence is well-shaded. I guess he was right.

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  4. Cl. PanicAugust 23, 2010 at 1:33 PM

    NN - You are welcome to share in our bounty. Maybe Mr. NN can begin working on a homemade Bloody Mary mix.

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  5. L. WoodsAugust 24, 2010 at 2:19 AM

    Very nice, Panic! I wish I liked tomatoes more, but I am very happy for you guys!

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  6. Green Thumbs McGillicuttyAugust 24, 2010 at 9:48 AM

    Cl. Panic, I am very proud! Soon you will be talking about keeping a chicken or two.

    Toss the tomatoes with some fresh basil, a little bit of garlic, olive oil, a splash of balsamic vinegar, salt and some cooked pasta - a favorite at the McGillicutty household.

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  7. Mr. Nonny NuAugust 24, 2010 at 2:14 PM

    "bloody panic"

    1 part vodka
    1 cl. panic tomato

    cut small circle into tomato and gut it. pour in vodka, add straw, sip and enjoy.

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  8. Nonny NuAugust 24, 2010 at 2:34 PM

    You asked for it, Cl. Panic.

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  9. AnonymousAugust 25, 2010 at 10:08 AM

    Do you have to cook until the tomatoes until it smash?

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  10. Mr. Nonny NuAugust 25, 2010 at 11:46 AM

    yes, cook the tomatoes until you are smashed.

    (tomato cooking optional)

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