Tomatoes Au Dinner, 1864

[JPK Huson 1863]

LoC image, isn't it a wonderful advertisement? First thing I thought of when coming across this recipe.

The Food Forum has had some wonderful discussions about fried green tomatoes. We don't seem smitten by them up here in PA unless I'm missing it. We had them growing up but it may have been because Mom lived in Little Rock for a few years. Hadn't come across recipes featuring red tomatoes as the main dish until this, from an 1864 newspaper.

Anyone familiar with it, please? Sounds like a kind of salad with cooked egg sauce? Thinking of giving it a try.

 

[SoAlaNorthGeorgian]

Tomatoes Tartare. Don't forget to add brandy...

 

[donna]

Wonderful advertisement.

My family always loves tomatoes fixed all kinds of ways.