They don't taste like tomatoes and they haven't the same color, smell, or consistency of tomatoes, Kat. I think they should call them something else so people don't start to think that these tasteless things are what tomatoes are! I call them "ersatz" tomatoes, 'cause they're poor imitations of real tomatoes, like during WWII, chicory was a poor substitute for coffee, and "oleo" was a poor substitute for butter. Carolyn

There are many tomato fields in this area, they are picked green for shipping. Sometimes gasses are used to bring out the color. We are lucky to get "real" tomatoes during the season. I laugh when I see "vine tomatoes" advertised. Tomatoes all grow on vines. The store tomatoes would come in handy if you want ammunition for cannon practice. Joyce in CA -----Original Message----- From: vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn Bruce Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 12:52 PM To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] beans They don't taste like tomatoes and they haven't the same color, smell, or consistency of tomatoes, Kat. I think they should call them something else so people don't start to think that these tasteless things are what tomatoes are! I call them "ersatz" tomatoes, 'cause they're poor imitations of real tomatoes, like during WWII, chicory was a poor substitute for coffee, and "oleo" was a poor substitute for butter. Carolyn To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message