[Mike Nolan]

Not mild, unfortunately, I tested positive for COVID this evening.

[Mike Nolan]

I spotted a couple more pea-sized tomatoes today, I'm going to keep a log of what I pick, though I'm not really sure if the first one was a Better Bush or Defiant, kind of hard to trace the vines in the middle of that jungle.The first 6 I spotted are now bigger than a ping pong ball but I don't really expect them to show signs of ripening for another few weeks.

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Peter Reinhart's marbled rye bread also use shortening, he says it gives a softness other fats don't.

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We wound up using the tomato in tacos. Although it was fully red, Diane thought it could have stood another day or two of ripening, that's part of the learning curve. But it smelled and tasted like a tomato.

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I'm hoping this is the first of many, otherwise these will be really expensive tomatoes!

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I picked a lovely 2.15 ounce tomato this afternoon, not sure yet how we're going to use it.

[Mike Nolan]

Found several more tiny tomatoes and a couple of not-so-tiny ones, including this one hiding in the forest:

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[Mike Nolan]

It was pizza night here.

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I'm seeing reports that wholesale prices for eggs in the midwest are running $7.03 a dozen. Ouch!

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We had a rotisserie chicken before going to see Moulin Rouge the Musical tonight. Great show!

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If I'm reading the news right, both Mexico and Canada have been given a 30 day pause on tariffs in return for some promises on other issues (Mexico will try to deal with fentanyl smuggling), so it may be more of a negotiating tactic.

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I haven't been back to that store to check on it, and maybe I misread it, but it was right across from the case where large eggs were about $4.98/dozen.

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I did spot one Defiance tomato today, still about pea sized, but if there's one, there should be more soon.

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It'll probably be 3-4 weeks before those Better Bush tomatoes start to ripen, I'm also quite curious as to how they'll taste. I haven't spotted any more, but the 5 I spotted over the weekend were probably there for several days before I focused in on them. Still lots of blooms on the other variety (Defiance) but haven't spotted any fruit yet.

I'm still making up my list of seeds to start late next month for the outdoor garden, but I will be dropping First Lady II and adding Defiance to the list. I need to find some more Italian Heirloom seeds, I haven't seen any in a couple of years at the garden stores, but I haven't made the rounds of the garden stores and other seed racks yet. I may have enough for 2025 but they're probably 2022 seeds so the germination rate may be lower. I also need to order leek plants from Johnny's.

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CNBC had two interesting news items regarding eggs. Apparently egg hijacking is starting to become an issue, an egg producer in PA had a trailer full of eggs (100K eggs worth $40K) stolen.

Also, Waffle House has started adding an 'egg surcharge' to restaurant bills.

I saw a an 18 pack of eggs at Super Saver the other day for $12.98, I'm hoping that was a pricing error and not a trend.

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