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What is your favorite way to eat tomatoes?

Asked at The Merc, 901 Iowa St. on June 30, 2010

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Photo of Stephanie Wilson

“Spaghetti sauce.”

— Stephanie Wilson, attorney, Lawrence

Photo of Maura Selden

“Chopped up on a salad with salt and pepper, maybe some fresh herbs.”

— Maura Selden, masters student, London

Photo of Dave Mitchell

“BLT or on a burger.”

— Dave Mitchell, remodeler, Lawrence

Photo of Mike Eltschinger

“With onions and oil and vinegar on them.”

— Mike Eltschinger, project coordinator, Lawrence

Comments

RoeDapple 7 years, 2 months ago

Like an apple. Fresh from the vine, standing in the middle of the garden, 98 degrees outside, tomato juice dripping off my chin.

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pace 7 years, 2 months ago

Nothing sweeter than fresh, warm from the vine.

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Xwards 7 years, 2 months ago

Fresh off the vine with some of my Mother's home-made potato salad.

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amesn 7 years, 2 months ago

With cottage cheese and a hint of salt and pepper! Yum yum!

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Chris Ogle 7 years, 2 months ago

Fresh off the vine, sliced, then chilled in the freezer.... Eat, Repeat

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Flap Doodle 7 years, 2 months ago

In its natural state, the tomato is an abomination. Make it into sauce & then it's fit for human consumption.

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trinity 7 years, 2 months ago

any ol' way-except stewed, that kinda makes me skeeve out.

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jaywalker 7 years, 2 months ago

BLT, grilled cheese w/ bacon and tomato, or Capresi salad. Yeah, c'mon!

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tomatogrower 7 years, 2 months ago

Anyway I can get them, except in ketchup.

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tomatogrower 7 years, 2 months ago

Ketchup reminds me of the only funny line in "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes". Do you remember the cult movie where tomatoes were eating people? A guy goes underground as one of the tomatoes and they're sitting around eating people, and the guy said "Hey, can someone pass the ketchup."

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craigers 7 years, 2 months ago

Ketchup cause I don't like chunks of tomatoes!! :)

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somedude20 7 years, 2 months ago

ketchup,salsa,sauce not by itself, yuck!

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ivalueamerica 7 years, 2 months ago

Fried Green Tomatoes, it isn't just a movie, folks, it is also sheer delight to eat.

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jonas_opines 7 years, 2 months ago

By passing it to my wife. Tomatoes are Nasty.

But then. . . maybe I should try eating one like Andini and O-Bob. I may see the problem.

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whatadrag 7 years, 2 months ago

I think there's a liquor store over there

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gphawk89 7 years, 2 months ago

Cherry tomatoes straight from the vine in the garden. Just ate the first one of the season yesterday morning. Yum!

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jonas_opines 7 years, 2 months ago

Well, it appears that somebody with a grudge against me has attempted to get me into copyright trouble for the cartoon I thoughtlessly used on my blog, going so far as to contact the owners of the cartoon to inform them of it. Yay.

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Ralph Reed 7 years, 2 months ago

Has "He Who Shall Not Be Named" risen from the grave, or is he simply haunting you?

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jonas_opines 7 years, 2 months ago

I know who it was, which was why I feel fair in saying that it's on account of a grudge.

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RoeDapple 7 years, 2 months ago

CyberKnight (anonymous) says… "I think that if you think the guy is gone, you are dreaming. I'd be keeping my head down." March 9, 2010 at 7:44 p.m."

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zikzak 7 years, 2 months ago

Mayonnaise, Bread and sliced Tomatoes with a bit of fresh dill. My mom used to make these on Summer days back in the 70's. Not quite as good as when she made these for me, but they still do fine when the day is hot and the sprinklers is shusshing in the front yard.

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Mike Hatch 7 years, 2 months ago

BLT!

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jonas_opines 7 years, 2 months ago

Yep. Reason is about 6 posts up. Working the details, then I think I'm going to put it back up for sheer spite.

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Flap Doodle 7 years, 2 months ago

That short-lived commenter was an odd combo of HWMNBN and sipderham. Good on you for reposting the blog.

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Sarah St. John 7 years, 2 months ago

Roe's first answer is also #1 in my book. Sun-warmed and straight from the garden.

A very close second would be sliced, with some mozzarella and FRESH basil on top.

Or a BLT. Or a BLAT (avocado added).

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RoeDapple 7 years, 2 months ago

available in the vegan bacon isle . . . at Walmart, of course!

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Maddy Griffin 7 years, 2 months ago

I think I need a cigarette after reading that.

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RoeDapple 7 years, 2 months ago

Let me know if you are short on cannon fuse!

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Maddy Griffin 7 years, 2 months ago

Not any of that new salmon-flavored stuff is it?

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Richard Heckler 7 years, 2 months ago

Solo,with pasta,with fakin bacon,with cheese and wine and last but certainly not least munchin that lovely fruit known as avocado yummmmmmo.

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gerald_bostock 7 years, 2 months ago

LIKE AN APPLE!!!!!!

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Frederic Gutknecht IV 7 years, 2 months ago

Right to left. If all is right, then nothing's left. If all is left, then nothing's right.

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riverdrifter 7 years, 2 months ago

In fresh cold salsa with Mamma Socorro's salsa mix. BLT's can't be beat though.

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LoveThsLife 7 years, 2 months ago

On a nice grilled pizza with chopped basil, minced garlic, olive oil and some kosher salt...yum.

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matahari 7 years, 2 months ago

Free, or better yet....stolen

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Kris_H 7 years, 2 months ago

Slice of tomato, slice of fresh mozarella (the real kind), repeat as desired. Chiffonade of freshly picked basil leaves strewn over. Drizzle of olive oil. Tiny bit of salt & pepper, if you like. A glass of a nice Chardonnay and someone else to cook the rest of the meal for you. :)

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Sheryl Wiggins 7 years, 2 months ago

Ain't nothin' in the world that I like better Than bacon & lettuce & homegrown tomatoes Up in the mornin' out in the garden

Get you a ripe one don't get a hard one Plant em in the spring eatem in the summer All winter with out `em's a culinary bummer I forget all about the sweatin' & diggin' Everytime I go out & pick me a big one

Homegrown tomatoes homegrown tomatoes What'd life be without homegrown tomatoes Only two things that money can't buy That's true love & homegrown tomatoes -Guy Clark

Not that I agree with this song--tomatoes in any form except ketchup / catsup I despise with the burning intensity of a thousand white hot suns.

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