Regardless of what you call it, for generations millions of American children grew up anxiously awaiting the ripening of the year’s first tomatoes as it signaled a near daily treat until well past the first frost.
Friday, September 18, 2020
A Generation That’s Never Tasted a Real Tomato
It is undeniable that the tomato has become a staple food in the Western World, as American, Italian, Spanish, and Mexican diets are largely based upon this easily preserved fruit. A fruit the Supreme Court ruled to be a vegetable in 1893 in a case that challenged US tariff laws imposing a duty tax on imported vegetables but not fruits.
