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Tomato jones -- UPDATE

A reader wonders -- and I do, too -- if any decent tomatoes are yet available in Arkansas and, if so, where?

A caller claims some Bradley County pinks are ready, but I haven't seen them here yet.

UPDATE: I ate in a restaurant at lunch today that had a tray of Bradley County tomatoes sitting behind the counter. Don't rush out. These were Mountain Prides or similar, lovely to behold but not so great to eat. But if they're in, the report of Bradley pinks being ripe just might be true. They're harder to find, but generally worth the effort. The arrival of heirlooms later in the summer is better still.

UPDATE II: Caller dropped by Terry's Saturday morning. They said pink tomatoes are expected next week. Another researcher said he'd been told to expect some heirlooms at the Farmers Market today (Saturday), but only if you got there early.

Posted by Max Brantley on June 15, 2007 09:31 AM | Permalink

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I was always told no good tomatoes were to be found before 4th of July, but that's not stopping me from trying my luck at the River Market on Saturday.

I do know that I'm about a week away from getting my first romas out of my garden, and maybe 2 weeks for my first better boys!

Can't wait for my first BLT of the summer! Petit Jean bacon, AR tomatoes, romaine lettuce, mayo and white country bread...oh, it doesn't get much better than that!

Posted by: Mordy | June 15, 2007 11:14 AM

I'm glad no one had bad-mouthed that tomato in the picture. I'd just about gay-ron-tee it's delicious on the inside.

I'm with you, Mordy. That sounds like an unbeatable BLT. Purist that I usually am, though, I like to add avocado slices and sharp cheddar.

Posted by: hugh mann | June 15, 2007 01:35 PM

Make sure what you are getting at the Farmer's Market is really from Arkansas. One vendor a few weeks ago was putting California Strawberries in Arkansas boxes. (RM manager Shannon Light did not respond to a complaint) Only the vendors on the east end are required to be all local.

Posted by: eabp | June 16, 2007 10:37 AM

This might be oversimplifying things a bit, but my experience in buying tomatoes is that the ugly ones always taste better. Small, splotchy, warty, whatever. Always better than huge, perfect red would-be jewels

Posted by: Big Fun | June 17, 2007 06:57 AM

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