TOMATOES 



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take a bite as it gets riper, and a crack may come 

 here and there. 



Tomatoes ripen more evenly in a dark place, 

 and the flesh is firmer as well as more free from 

 tough spots aiid streaks. When you have tried this 

 method once, you will 

 not care to use any 

 other. 



Green Tomatoes. — 

 Watch the weather as 

 the season for frost ap- 

 proaches, and get the 

 green tomatoes under 

 cover before they get 

 nipped. Then you can 

 enjoy ripe tomatoes 

 well into the winter. 

 Pick out the small ones 

 and those of poor shape, 

 for pickle. The rest 

 should be put in a 



drawer or box where they will be cool, but not frozen. 

 The cellar is a good place, as the temperature is 

 likely to be even there. By the time the last one 

 is eaten, it will be almost time to get out the window 

 boxes again for the next crop. 



Girls aee Especially Fond of 

 Tomato Cultdee 



