The Great Tomato Book / Gary Ibsen with Joan Nielsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ibsen, Gary.

Nielsen, Joan, author.

Contributor:

Laurie Burrows Grad Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tomatoes.

Cooking (Tomatoes).

Penn Provenance:

Grad, Laurie Burrows (donor)

Physical Description:

ix, [1], 150 pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 12 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, Calif. : Ten Speed Press, [1999]

Contents:

An Introduction to the Tomato. Introduction; Fruit or Vegetable? You Be the Judge; "Why don"t Tomatoes taste like they used to?"; Tomato talk made easy; Did you know?; What's in a name?; The first tomato; The tomato comes to America; The healthy tomato

In the Garden. Growing in the garden; So many tomatoes, so little space; Seed supplier savvy; Tips for successful planting; Good taste starts in the soil; Designing your garden; Planting the seedlings; A crash course on trellising; The fine art of watering; What to feed your tomatoes; Favorite soil amendments and organic fertilizers; Saving your tomato seeds

Glossary of Great Tomatoes. Some recommended favorites

A Tasting of Tomatoes

Reaping the Harvest. Stretching the harvest; Drying; Canning; Freezing; To seed or not to seed?

Recipes. Appetizers and first courses; Soups; Salads; Entrées; Side dishes; Desserts; Too many tomatoes.

Notes:

"A Kirsty Melville book"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-146) and index.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries by Laurie Burrows Grad.

Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.

Kislak copy has bookplate of Chef Fritz Blank.

ISBN:

1580080480

9781580080484

OCLC:

40460067

Online:

Laurie Burrows Grad Collection Home Page