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| Rules for Bedroom Golf 1. Each player shall furnish his own equipment for play -- normally one 2. Play on a course must be approved by the owner of the hole. 3. Unlike outdoor golf, the object is to get the club in the hole and 4. For most effective play, the club should have a firm shaft. Course 5. Course owners reserve the right to restrict club length to avoid 6. The object of the game is to take as many strokes as necessary until 7. It is considered bad form to begin playing the hole immediately upon 8. Players are cautioned not to mention other courses they have played, 9. Players are encouraged to bring proper rain gear for their own 10. Players should ensure themselves that their match has been properly 12. The course owner is responsible for manicuring and pruning any bush 13. Players are advised to obtain the course owners permission before 14. Slow play is encouraged. However, players should be prepared to 15. It is considered outstanding performance, time permitting, to play |
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Week of Monday, July 27th |
Ready for Market
Tomatoes with History Chances are, if you shop at the local farmers' market you've picked up an unusual looking tomato. Perhaps it weighed over a pound and had flame-like yellow stripes, and you remarked to yourself, "this is NOT your grandma's tomato!" This tomato, an heirloom tomato, might not be your grandma's, but its history goes back many generations. Heirloom varieties are tomato plants that have not been modified. Instead, many heirloom varieties are the same as they were 100 years ago. Their seeds were likely saved and passed down through family members, including grandmothers, through the changing generations. This is how they earned the name heirloom. Now that heirloom tomatoes have gained popularity, their seeds and plants are more widely available, but their growing methods remain traditional. Here are some varieties available at the market: Black Prince: This juicy variety has a thin reddish-brown skin with green flesh in the inside. It is originally from Siberia, and was considered quite rare in the United States until recently. Cherokee Purple: One of the sweetest tomato varieties. It is medium sized with a mixture of dark green and red on the inside. Many people believe this variety originated with the Cherokee Indians and is more than 100 years old. Marvel Striped: This variety originated in Oaxaca, Mexico. The Zapotec people who were indigenous to the area over 2500 years ago are likely to have first cultivated this variety, as well as other pleated tomatoes. Marvel striped can be medium sized and round or grow large and pleated. It is always a beautiful warm gold with coral stripes, and has a lovely fruity flavor. A similar-lookng fruit named Mr. Stripey originates from 19th century Mennonites who farmed in the Appalachian region of Virginia. It has a mild low-acid flavor. Note: some people refer to the hybrid Tigerella as "Mister Stripey," but this is an entirely different tomato. Brandywine: Most of these tomatoes are very large and dense, and are prone to cracking. Sometimes the cracks and the heft are the best indications of a truly delicious Brandywine. They have bright colorful stripes and come in colors ranging from red and pink to yellow. It is said that the seeds came from the Sudduth family who had kept the variety for 80 years before passing them to an Ohio farmer, Ben Quisenberry. He introduced them to the Seed Savers Exchange in 1982 and the rest is... history. |
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