[AT] Old time gardens

[steve smith]

GW,
Tomatillos have to be boiled before use.
Smitty

At 07:11 PM 10/12/04 -0400, you wrote:
>Rob,
>
>I planted some of the tomatillos several years ago as recommended by our 
>friend Smitty from CA.  They were supposed to be good in salsa.  They have 
>a husk that has to be removed.  I didn't care for the flavor, so I didn't 
>use them.  Now they are coming up EVERYWHERE!  Maybe I did something wrong?
>
>Be careful!
>
>George Willer
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Gray" <Robgray at epix.net>
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>Sent: Sunday, October 10, 2004 9:43 PM
>Subject: Re: [AT] Old time gardens
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>>My dad gave me a few seedlings for the garden this year that were those 
>>weird little Mexican tomatoe like things and they are good to eat right 
>>out of the garden. I think they are called tomatillos but I'm not sure. I 
>>also like the peppers and immature string beans...
>>
>>Rob
>>NE PA
>>
>>
>>George Willer wrote:
>>
>>>Len,
>>>
>>>The peppers are the best.  I wish I hadn't plowed mine under now.  I 
>>>make it a point to not leave any to get very old and too hot.
>>>
>>>The tomatoes are second best eaten in the garden, but I feel like I 
>>>should have a salt shaker along.  A couple things I haven't tried... the 
>>>Okra and asparagus.  I may never.  My dog, Reba, likes to dig her own 
>>>potatoes and snitch an occasional ear of raw sweet corn.  I'll pass.
>>>
>>>I'm sure it has been more than a month since we have had any rain at all.
>>>
>>>It sounds weird, but I plan to plow again in the spring... it keeps me a 
>>>little ways ahead of the weeds and I enjoy doing it.
>>>
>>>George Willer
>>>
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Len Rugen" <lrugen at c-magic.com>
>>>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 5:05 PM
>>>Subject: [AT] Old time gardens
>>>
>>>
>>>>It was a crazy afternoon.  I'm trying to fix a SEWER problem, I guess my
>>>>pipe crushed under a driveway because of the wet ground.  Anyway, I had to
>>>>make a trip to the farm in the mud to weld a broken mini-backhoe and look
>>>>for some other tools.  It has drizzled all day and I decided to take a pass
>>>>thru what was left of our garden.  We have pretty much abandoned it, 
>>>>but the
>>>>fall rains have revived the okra and bell peppers.
>>>>
>>>>That got me to thinking of the times as a kid (and ever since) of the 
>>>>things
>>>>that get ate before the leave the garden.  It seems there is nothing quite
>>>>like eating something right where it grew, starting with peas in the 
>>>>spring.
>>>>Of course, the cherry tomatoes were the main course all summer, but there
>>>>are lots of things that I like raw.  All the cleaning that is necessary is
>>>>to wipe it off on a clean spot of my shirt.  I had a pepper today, just eat
>>>>to the seads and throw the rest out.  Still dripping with the rain. Okra is
>>>>even good raw, if you don't mid the fuzz.
>>>>
>>>>The old farmsteads used to have a few apple trees that had a few apples 
>>>>each
>>>>fall.  Good to eat, but you had to cut around the bug holes at times. Good
>>>>deer hunting near those trees too.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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