Tomatoes

An old fashioned description meaning canned tomatoes.

A tomato is botanically a fruit but was defined by the US Congress in the 1800's as a vegetable so that it could be taxed. Their reasoning was that they are used as vegetables for culinary purposes. It is a red fruit with seeds and similar to strawberries and other red fruits with seeds.

The tomato plant certainly makes its own food because it is a green plant. The tomato fruit (or veggie if you will) does not make food because it is the fruit of the tomato plant and is just for passing on the seeds.

There is approximately 53lbs in a bushel. So half a bushel would be approximately 25-26lbs.

When they first wer transported to Europe, people thought they were poisonous. Later, they though they were an aphrodisiac and called them "love apples".

Yes! I love them, but I was recently diagnosed with an ulcer in my esophigus and had to cut them out. I ate one on a club sandwhich last week thinking one would be ok...no! I wasn't real hungry before the sandwhich and after I ate it I was Starving, I think it was the tomato...sigh.

Ketchup, and others.........

add to his if you have more

The deep red colour that is present in tomatoes, pink grapefruit, guava and watermelon is caused by lycopene, a carotenoid. Other carotenoids include beta-carotene and alpha-carotene, which give carrots their orange colour. Carotenoids are fat soluble and so in the human body are found in fatty tissue and transported by lipoproteins. They act as dietary precursors to Vitamin A and aid the immune system. However lycopene has a greater property than food colouring. It is a strong antioxidant, which can help to combat degenerative diseases such as heart disease. It was found that increased concentration of lycopene gave an increased protective effect, so the most concentrated food sources, like tomato puree and ketchup, are better protectors against these diseases. However the human body cannot produce this molecule and needs to obtain it from tomatoes in our diet. High lycopene foods like soup are the most effective against degenerative diseases

Stewed tomatoes have more juice and bits of tomato that aren't in the paste. It would change the moisture content and the texture of the dish. I don't think it would work out.

If you are growing the plant by the cordon system then, depending on you conditions, they can be allowed to continue to grow.

If you live in a weather restricting situation then pinch the top a leaf above the last truss you think will ripen.

If you are cooking with them, you can use canned tomatoes. If you are using them in salads, or on sandwiches, etc., then there really is no substitute for a raw tomato.

Unless if they are packed in olive oil then yes, but just dried with not liquid, then no they do not need to be refrigerated

Yes it is, but it does have a lot of pasta in it so can be a little more fattening than other soups.

Suckers are usually located towards the bottom of the plant and generally don't have blossoms. There is not agreement among tomato gardeners about whether suckers should be cut off or not. Organic gardener Mike McGrath says if you cut green healthy leaves off a tomato, you are the sucker, because all foliage nourishes the plant and developing fruit through photosynthesis.

it depends on how heavy the tomatoes you are using are, so no one can say. sorry, there's no answer to this question.

Sunlight, water and carbon dioxide, primarily. But of course the roots are also responsible for the process of plants "making their own food" by taking in nutrients that are available in the soil.

yes it goes to the blood donation center every evening at 5 to 7.

at least 100 seeds. but I'm just quessing so...

but in one slice is A LOT! try counting them yourself or do it with a friend! :-)

leave plant outside to get sun , do not put plant in dark areas.

On average, 1.5 millimeters thick

Yes, but you will definitely be sick. I just drank a small cup full about an hour ago.... i mean, its not the worst feeling.. but you'll definitely regret it. I hear a tablespoon or so isn't bad..but i warn you, don't drink an excessive amount.

1Turn on the stove and begin boiling water. Prepare an ice bath high enough to cover the tomato. Step2 Clean the tomato of any debris and remove the tomato stem by twisting it off.

Step3 Score the bottom of the tomato with a paring knife. Do this by cutting an x on the bottom of the tomato. This will make it easier to peel away the skin once the tomato is blanched.

Step4 Immerse the scored tomato in boiling water. Leave the tomato in the boiling water for 30 to 45 seconds. Any longer than this and the tomato will begin to cook and the meat will soften.

Step5 Remove the tomato from the boiling water and immediately place it in an ice bath. This will ensure that the tomato does not continue to cook and makes peeling the skin a breeze.

Step6 Remove the tomato from the ice bath and peel away the skin with your fingers. The skin should come right off. If there are areas where the skin seems to be sticking, you can easily remove it with your paring knife.