Sometimes the beauty of a simple tomato is striking — this one has just the perfect size, shape and color. I’m not kidding — it just feels good in the hand. I hope it tastes as good as it looks.
(I’m not sure the iPhone photo does it justice. Here a link to the original on Flickr.)
I was gathering tomatoes to do my first batch of canning. I made six quarts of tomato sauce, the first of the season. Canning is great for the far greater majority of imperfect tomatoes.


