Juicy farm-raised tomatoes are one of the delicious joys of summer. Juice-less winter supermarket produce labeled as a tomato is a different species altogether. I call these cardboard tomatoes because of flavor and appearance.
Growing up, we had abundant access to just-picked, vine-ripened tomatoes raised by local farmers. During growing season, we had tomatoes for every meal except breakfast. And we never had them out-of-season. Probably one of the reasons that I love tomatoes!
For those whose first or predominant exposure to tomatoes is the cardboard variety, I can easily understand why tomatoes have little or no appeal.
This reminds me that though we have common labels for things, we can view them very differently based upon our experiences. When we can't understand why another person won't embrace our enthusiasm about a new idea, we might be well advised to determine if we're talking about vine-ripened and they are remembering cardboard.
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