[Nfb-krafters-korner] OT--Tomato Plants

[Liz C. Daniels]

Hi Henrietta,

Looking forward to your roasted tomato recipe, yum!

Liz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henrietta Brewer" <gary.brewer at comcast.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT--Tomato Plants


> Hi Liz,
> I am with you. Those are my favorite tomatoes. I have a plant in a pot 
> like that. Last year I did one plant and got close to two hundred tomatoes 
> from it.  One thing I did was plant a couple cloves of garlic in the soil 
> close to the roots of the plant.  They keeps bugs away. I also added egg 
> shells to the soil.
>
> Your recipe sounds great.  In the fall I can share a roasted tomato recipe 
> that is to die for.
> HenriettaAt 10:45 AM 5/19/2009, you wrote:
>>Good morning to all,
>>
>>I so enjoyed reading about Valerie's garden, that I just wanted to post 
>>about our recently-planted tomato plants.
>>
>>This is our first try, and because we don't have much room, we're using 
>>large pots with the metal towers for when the vines come out.
>>
>>They're Roma tomatoes, and we're very excited about this recent project.
>>
>>Francis and I are quite fond of these, and have a lovely side dish recipe 
>>that follows:
>>
>>Thinly slice four tomatoes of your choice (or one or two large).
>>Do the same with one cucumber and place in a salad bowl.
>>
>>Add just enough olive oil to *lightly* coat the mixture, and a dash of 
>>balsamic vinegar.
>>Sprigs of fresh basil
>>Finely minced fresh garlic cloves to taste; we usually add three or four!
>>
>>Gently and thoroughly blend the mixture with your hands or with a spatula 
>>and enjoy!
>>
>>See why we're so excited about it?
>>
>>Liz
>>
>>
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> Henrietta
> ~I wish you enough~
>
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