We have never had such a good crop of tomatoes. Many thanks to Di Cray and Penny Dalrymple-Smith for giving us plants. We have not had the blight that has plagued us for the last few years. The greatest pleasure, beyond eating tomatoes warm from the sun, has been to watch the hints of redness starting to appear on the fruit. We have grown them in pots just outside the back door were they get the afternoon sun.

Di Cray gave us Coeuf de Boeuf and Noire de Crimée and Penny two of her Principe Borghese plants.

Tomato Salad

Slice whole tomatoes finely and put in a bowl. Make a sauce with olive oil, salt, freshly ground black pepper, and torn basil leaves. If the tomatoes are very ripe a few drops of lemon juice could be added but no vinegar should be used.