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Article: Tried Green Tomatoes?; You Can Fry Them, Roast Them or Stew Them
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- The Washington Post
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- September 8, 1999
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You plant them. You water and fertilize them. You chase away
little creatures. And you wait. Your labors pay off with the
perfect treat from the garden: juicy, sweet, heavenly, red tomatoes.
But just as your plants get really productive, their survival is
threatened by the inevitable change of seasons. Frost can arrive in
early October in this area, and most often nips the garden by Oct.
15. So it can be heart-wrenching to watch those plump, green
juvenile fruits reach for maturity when you know there is simply not
enough time and sun left for them.
The good news of the season is that green tomatoes have their own
special payoff. Fried green tomatoes, a favorite in the South,
received ...