[geeks] Yumm.

[Geek]

I grow my own Tomatoes in summer time, and they taste great, and are huge to
boot. I also eat 'em like an apple, but only when I have grown some. Store
bought taste too funny to me..



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----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Dittman" <dittman at dittman.net>
To: <geeks at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: [geeks] Yumm.


> > > plain tomatoes are just NASTY.
> > >
> > >   My mom used to really squick me when she'd pick up a tomato and start
> > > eating it like an apple.  Disgusting.  Then I met my (now deceased)
> > > uncle Bert.  He did that with...you guessed it, ONIONS.  His breath
> > > would knock you flat.
> >
> > Funny, tomatos are the first "healthy" thing I liked as a kid... that and
> > canned spinach.  (age 3).  Yes I do like them raw with lots of black
> > pepper or Italian dressing.  If you get bad tomatos (greenish bits, or
> > cardboard tasting... forget it.)
>
> I like good tomatoes, but they aren't easy to find here in Texas.
>
> > My favorite vegetable is still okra, however... oh and nopales (cactus
> > sections) and ancho chilis
>
> Okra?!  Bleah!  I'm pretty sure someone made up eating okra as
> a joke.
>
> Which brings up the question, who realized that cassava wasn't
> poisonous after roasting?  Did someone say to themselves, "Well,
> everyone that eats this uncooked dies, so I'll cook it and eat
> it!"
> --
> Eric Dittman
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