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Default The story of an ugly tomato


"Dean G." > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:
>> "Dean G." > wrote
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>> > I think I'll have ugly tomatoes from now on.

>>
>> You mean the Ugli tomatoes? They are terrific.

>
> I don't think so. This was a very round tomato that looked like the
> gas-treated type that just hadn't been gas treated. And it was the
> cheapest kind of tomato they had.
>
> I'll watch for Uglis. Are they like the heirlooms ?


Yes, they are. They are large and ... misshapen ... sorta.

http://images.google.com/images?q=ug...=Search+Images

The red ones are what I'm referring to. I love seeing them in the winter
when most tomatoes are awful. Also terrific are the caprese tomatoes,
but that's different.

nancy