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Tomato Sandwiches

I bet if you are Southern and I whisper tomato sandwiches, you will want to run to the Wednesday Farmers’ Market to see if there are fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes left.

7 Comments to Tomato Sandwiches

1. 

   This reminds me of a recipe from one of my favorite cookbooks, White Trash Cooking:

   Kitchen Sink Tomato Sandwich

   In the peak of the tomato season, chill 1 very large or 2 medium tomatoes that have been vine-ripened, and have a good acidy bite to their taste.

   Take two slices of bread. Coat them with a 1/4 inch of good mayonnaise. On one piece of bread, slice the tomato 1/4 inch thick. Salt and pepper that layer. Add another layer of sliced tomato, and again salt and pepper. Place the other piece of bread on top of this, roll up your sleeves, and commence to eat over the kitchen sink while the juice runs down your elbows.

   http://books.google.com/books?id=gIQHMBWdhHMC
Steve on July 16th, 2008
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   The po’ white trash, outdoor version: (1) Pick a tomato off the vine, still warm from the sun. (2) Take the first bite so your first shake from the sticky ol’ salt shaker has something to stick to. (3) Add salt to subsequent bites til you’ve eaten the whole ‘mater. (4) Lastly, grab the garden hose to rinse off those juicy elbows and such.
--Lisa S. on July 16th, 2008
3. 

   Mmm. I will have to check out that book. There must be yummy things in there. Anything about blackberry cobbler? :)
Valerie on July 17th, 2008
4. 

   I’m embarrassed to say it might not have survived several moves. But if you go to the link below you can browse the book on Google (can’t copy and paste) and see some cobbler recipes.

   http://books.google.com/books?id=gIQHMBWdhHMC&pg=RA1-PA92&vq=cobbler&source=gbs_search_r&cad=1_1&sig=ACfU3U2spOUUWS3-qkNIAzXr-krnBbGu7A
Steve on July 18th, 2008
5. 

   Thanks! I think I can whip up some self-”raising” flour and try that one. :p
Valerie on July 18th, 2008
6. 

   Ahhh . . . tomato sandwiches. Reminds me of summertime as a kid. The tomato must be warm, not cold. The bread must be white as can be. Mayo and salt and pepper–yes! And if you want to get really cra-zay, add a layer of thinly sliced cuke warm from the sun. Heaven!

   That and one of those homemade popsicles my mom seemed to always have in the freezer for us in the summer. You know the ones–from those Tupperware popsicle molds? Yum.
Durham Bull Pen on July 20th, 2008
7. 

   Yes! My mom used Koolaid but ours were in Dixie cups and popsicle sticks, just like on the Saturday morning short between cartoons–was that one of the Schoolhouse Rock ones? Koolaid, man. I don’t think my kids have ever tasted it, but my blood ran with Koolaid when I was a kid. Hey, Koooool-aid!!
Valerie on July 20th, 2008

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