An ode to the garden tomato as opposed to the farm-raised one is in order.
It’s a seasonal thing, of course. Like the peaches [and their cousins, the nectarines], the garden tomatoes are a summer fruit.
Well, it’s summer now!
Ode
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A little bit of knowledge
There are facts that ennoble the mind and those that simply amuse. The quarterly Laphams provides both enlightenment and embellishments.
In the latest edition, the riff on how to categorize tomatoes was charming. Who could have thought that this linguistic distinction was subject to a lawsuit?
Like much of American jurisprudence, this was about money. If it’s a fruit the merchant saves the tax on vegetables.
All The Best 