I had never tasted a tomato until
I moved to the Hill Country of
Texas. Sure, I had eaten many
tomatoes in my life, but I had
never really TASTED a tomato
that tasted like a real tomato
until then.
The Old Warehouse
My first inclination that
something strange was going on
in regard to tomatoes happened
as I was driving by an old
warehouse in Kerrville, Texas a
few years back. I saw what
appeared to be a mob of people
hovering around the entrance.
The warehouse was old, run-
down, nothing special and I
wondered what in the world
could have been inside.
My curiousity was piqued even
more as I saw the big door to the
warehouse open and witnessed
the MOB rushing in fractically. It
reminded me of garage sales in
the Valley, when the garage sale
was in a really “good”
neighborhood. This didn’t seem
like such a “good”
neighborhood, but I was new to
the city and if this was a garage
sale, one of THOSE garage
sales, I wanted to be part of it.
I parked my car and tried to
stroll in leisurely, as if I really
didn’t care whether I got inside
or not, but in reality I was
anxious to see what the
hullabaloo was all about.
Surprise! It’s...
Imagine my surprise when I saw
what the mob had been racing
to get to. Tomatoes! Yes,
tomatoes! There were tomatoes
everywhere! There were also
fresh black-eyed peas and corn
Tips, Hints
and
Information
of Gold
Those tomatoes must
have been made of
gold, I thought, and
even though I felt
foolish, I wasn’t going
to go home without
some. I clawed my
way to the front of the
line and selected a
few tomatoes for my
basket. At least I
would have tomatoes
for my tacos, or
maybe to top off a
salad. I felt satisfied
but not elated. These
were just tomatoes,
you understand. I had
never really gotten
excited about a
tomato before
Yes, There’s More
