2023 Declared Year of the BLT

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Haha you names your stuff like I name my new fish in my salt water tank . Our new coral we named cousin it. Haha

Actually, them there Tomatoes came here WITH names...on the packets, which I fairly assumed referred to the seeds contained therein.

The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Day 289 of 2023 Declared Year of the BLT...76 days left; Pink Magic on Left flanked by Amish Paste:

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Sliced:

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Plated:

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The Gotch

[worth1]

I like tomatoes with ruffles.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

I like tomatoes with ruffles.

The potato chip, or the ridged varieties like Zapotec Oaxacan, Mushroom Basket, Inzhir Rozovyi, Costoluto Genovese, et al, https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=5 ... 9&dpr=1.56

The Gotch

[worth1]

I like tomatoes with ruffles.

The potato chip, or the ridged varieties like Zapotec Oaxacan, Mushroom Basket, Inzhir Rozovyi, Costoluto Genovese, et al, https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=5 ... 9&dpr=1.56

The Gotch

I thought about that after I posted.
Costloluto I believe means ribbed in Italian or some such thing so that's where I picked it up and changed it to ruffled.
Costloluto Genovese was always a big hit with everyone.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Day 296 of 2023 Declared Year of the BLT, only 69 remain!

Today's...um...participants: Mushroom Basket on left, and Pink Magic, and Mountain Magic photobombing:

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A marvelously deep, rich redness revealed:

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And YUMMY!

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The lovely and long suffering Mrs. Gotch this morning: "Don't you's people ever get tired of taking/submitting Product Shots"

Whatta a kidder...

The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Day 303 of 2023 Declared Year of the BLT, 62 remain. From Left: Pink Magic and Pink Gift:

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Sliced:

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Ready for bidness!

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The Gotch

[Mark_Thompson]

Rolling with a double layer of an unnamed GWR on japanese white. First time trying this bread and it’s a game changer, very chewy but in a pleasant way.

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[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Rolling with a double layer of an unnamed GWR on japanese white. First time trying this bread and it’s a game changer, very chewy but in a pleasant way.

Looks like big fat pickles, in there. And pleasantly chewy ain't so awful bad; the lovely and long suffering Mrs. Gotch offers both crusted bread and Whole Grain Pita selections for our Monday Morning BLT Brunches.

The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Day 311 of the 2023 Declared Year of the BLT, just 54 left. Today's beauts are Mushroom Basket on the left, and Amish Paste:

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Sliced:

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And exquisitely arrayed:

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The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Day 317 of the 2023 Declared Year of the BLT, just 48 left; Monday Morning BLT Brunch selection--a surprisingly tasty/sweet Mountain Merit and Mushroom Basket:

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Sliced:

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Ready for bidness:

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The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Day 324 of 2023 Declared Year of the BLT, just 41 left!
ERRATUM: I mistakenly used last week's Monday Morning BLT Brunch photos; corrected:
Sadly, the last two (2) of our 2023 crop: Mushroom Basket on left, and Mountain Merit:

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Sliced:

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Aaaaaand ready for bidness:

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Both remarkably firm and flavorful for having been picked seven (7) weeks ago.

The Gotch

[Mark_Thompson]

@Cornelius_Gotchberg Milked it all the way to late November though, impressive!

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

@Cornelius_Gotchberg Milked it all the way to late November though, impressive!

Yer too kind, although last year we had some left for the Monday after Thanksgiving.

My experience with both the Mountain Merit and Mountain Pride is they last LONG after picking; I'd recommend 'em to anyone interested in that result.

Wonder if you or @Whwoz might be regaling us with yer bounty soon.

The Gotch

[Whwoz]

I am just planting my tomatoes, so after Christmas before I do so @Cornelius_Gotchberg

[Mark_Thompson]

Mine will be a slow trickle of smaller tomatoes all winter. Nothing like the number of plants that go in the ground in summer. My next BLT may be lined with fourteen little cherry tomato slices

[karstopography]

My one remaining tomato plant transplanted at the end of August, Bella Rosa, is loaded with tomatoes, the biggest about silver dollar sized or maybe a little bigger. Maybe there will be a Christmas miracle BLT. Going by DTM for Bella Rosa I should have harvested tomatoes already.

The plant looks very healthy at this point. Bug and disease free.

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

My one remaining tomato plant transplanted at the end of August, Bella Rosa, is loaded with tomatoes,

Talk about Milkin' It 'til late November (H/T @Mark_Thompson)!

The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Day 332 of 2023 Declared Year of the BLT, 33 remain. Turns out we had a few threadbare 2023ers left Mountain Merit up top and these rest stunted Opalkas:

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Had to bring in reinforcements:

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Cut up:

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And plated:

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This'll be the last BLT for the lovely and long suffering Mrs. Gotch 'til the 2024 crop starts producing in ~7 1/2 months; her least favorite Tomato? Store bought!

The Gotch

[Cornelius_Gotchberg]

Day 338 of 2023 Declared Year of the BLT, only 27 left!
Today's selection:

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Sliced"

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And welcome to YUMMY!:

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The Gotch