In Tomatoes, Miriam Rubin gives this staple of southern gardens the passionate portrait it deserves, exploring the tomato's rich history in southern culture and inspiring home cooks to fully enjoy these summer fruits in all their glorious variety. Rubin, a prominent food writer and tomato connoisseur, provides fifty vibrant recipes as well as wisdom about how to choose tomatoes and which tomato is right for which dish. Tomatoes includes recipes that celebrate the down-home, inventive, and contemporary, such as Stand-over-the-Sink Tomato Sandwiches, Spiced Green Tomato Crumb Ca.;Cover Page; a SAVOR THE SOUTHTM cookbook: Tomatoes; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Starters and Soups; Bloody Mary; Heirloom Tomato Stacks with Clemson Blue Cheese Dressing and Bacon Crumbles; Creamy Corn Custard with Fresh Tomato Salsa; Tomato Aspic; Very Classy Cream of Tomato Soup; Curried Tomato Soup; Tomato Dumpling Soup; Green Tomato and Bacon Soup; Tomato Salads; Wilted Cucumbers with Tomatoes; Tomatoes, Mozzarella, and Roasted Peppers with Red Onions and Sherry Vinegar; Currant Tomato and Butterbean Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette and Crisp Garlic Toasts.