Comments on: Tomato Juice Candy

By: Jennifer F

Jennifer F — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:27:33 +0000

I have never heard of putting sugar on tomatoes! I will have to try that sometime. In fact, I need a snack before bed and I have a tomato that needs eaten soon…hmm.

Jimmie, I am glad to finally try click on the link from your other blog. I kept wondering where you had gone to and I’ve seen you here and there on other yahoo groups. So glad to know your blogging days aren’t over. I have learned so much about China and its people reading your blog.

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:34:20 +0000

We all have traditions that seem strange to someone. Even in your own home town! My husband and I grew up in the same town, but to him putting salt on watermelon was unheard, whereas everyone I knew salted their watermelon. And he does not like tomatoes! Maybe if I sweeten them up he might change his mind.
I thought it was funny about meditating on the picture you can almost taste the tomato flavor.

By: Jimmie

Jimmie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:30:13 +0000

It’s all relative, isn’t it? I made red beans with ham and salt, and my Chinese friends were horrified. They said, “You can’t do that. Red beans should be sweet.” LOL!

By: Briana

Briana — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:13:00 +0000

Wow! Too funny. Being in Alabama with 15 tomato plants in our vegetable garden, it never occurred to me to eat them any other way than with salt & pepper! Thanks for this post as it will give us something to consider when we are drowning in tomatoes in a few more weeks (at least I hope we are–this is our first ever veg. garden!).

By: Marsha

Marsha — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:33:36 +0000

That immediately brings to mind eating a piece of hard ketchup. Ewwww!

When I was little, my Korean grandmother would always serve us a snack of tomato wedges sprinkled with white sugar. YUMMY!!! Asians do love their fruits and sweets. We even sprinkled white sugar on watermelon! I remember the first church picnic we went to here in Texas. I was disgusted by the fact that people around here like to sprinkle SALT on their tomatoes and watermelon. What weirdos, huh? LOL

By: Jimmie

Jimmie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:04:07 +0000

I seriously doubt it. But who knows?

By: Melissa Telling

Melissa Telling — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:43:49 +0000

I used to have a recipe for tomato ice cream. I also know several people who eat sugar on their tomatoes. (bleh!) And I’ve seen tomato jam here too. So, although it is strange, maybe it’s not so unusual.

By: Karin Katherine

Karin Katherine — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:33:05 +0000

In Jamaica we served sliced tomatoes sprinkled with sugar too.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:43:13 +0000

Isn’t that something! My boys *love* tomatoes.
Does the candy retain any of the nutritional value of tomatoes? Lycopene? Anything?