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Sally Showalter's avatar

My grandmother grew tomatoes for years and prepared them in various ways. I also have some of her costume jewelry which, proudly, I wear at certain times of the year. What a lovely post.

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Vicki Smith's avatar

Thanks, Sally. I wear my grandmother's pins occasionally, too. It's always for some dressy event.

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Amie McGraham's avatar

I’m with your grandmother; you can’t go wrong with a BLT! Whatever happened to those lil plastic swords anyway?

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Vicki Smith's avatar

I just googled them. They are still available and in a wide range of colors!

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Collette Greystone's avatar

What a sweet memory! I love tomato season too! Favorite tomato thing besides blt - tomato chopped, chives or green onion, salt and pepper, mayo all tossed together.

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Vicki Smith's avatar

Sounds good!

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Sally Showalter's avatar

I also love her glass beads.

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Angela Romolo's avatar

Although I never knew my Italian grandmother, and I often make a long simmered sauce, any Italian grandmother would approve of something fresh from the garden. At this time of year, eat corn and tomatoes every day. That’s my advice.

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Vicki Smith's avatar

We are with you on the corn and tomato diet!

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Ruth Stroud's avatar

Your descriptions are as visual as your art, Vicki! They play like film inside my head, summoning those long ago lunchtime outings with your grandma.

I just made a tomato sauce with canned tomatoes, but this sounds better. Obviously a trip to the farmers market is in order. Thanks for a great post!🤗

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Vicki Smith's avatar

Thank you, Ruth! I generally use canned, too, but since making it with fresh tomatoes I keep craving the fresh sauce.

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WAYNE CHRISTENSEN's avatar

You could devote every ETT to tomatoes and I'd be very happy!

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Amy Allen's avatar

What a sweet memory of spending time with your fashionable and elegantly dressed grandmother to enjoy BLTs at the Health Bar. It reminded me of my Grandma Rose who was from the same era and always wore smart pantsuits and sparkly pins. She also got her hair done at the "beauty parlor" once a week and would wrap it in a helmet-like cover to sleep every night.

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Vicki Smith's avatar

My grandmother did the "beauty parlor" too and got a blueish rinse. Thanks for sharing that Amy!

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