The native American., 1839-06-29
THE TOMATO.

Few vegetables Of equal value are so little
known through ths country. None are more
readily raised--none better repay the cultlvator
The Tomato, or love apple, is luxury IN com
mon use through the south Of Europe. In France
and Italy, particularly, 1t is largely employed III
culinary preparations. Either raw or stewed-in
soups or iricasees--forgravy or catsup--as we as
for pickles and sweetmeals--its utility is such,
tina. it would not readily be dispensed with by
those who have given il fair trial III these va
rious ways.
The experience Of several years enables us to
recommend the Tomato to all who desire the ac-
QUESTION in their gardens of cheap luxury. For
salubrty, none can surpass II. 1t has been con-
stantly used in various form, at almost every meal
during the last three or four seasons, by myself
and several acquaintances, whose health continu-
cd excellent, even when the prevalence Of the
cholera banished fruits and vegetables generally
from most tables.
Should any who are now unacquainled with
the Tomato, make the experiment Of raising
supply, they may add TO the simple luxures of
the table by adopting these directions for ma
king.
Tomato CatSup.-The Tomatoes, when fully
ripe should be bruised and boiled slowly for half
an hour-then strained through cloth, and the
| liquid boiled another half hour, after adding salt
and spice, but without any admixure Of water.
The scum should be carefully remove, so as to
render the liquor as pure as possible 1t should
be bottled and keptin COO place. After standing
short time, should any sediment be discovered
in the bottles land in order to know with certainty,
clear glass bottles would be best for this use, the
liquor should be poured off into other bottles. In
this way, calsup of excellent quality-preierable,
in my judgment, to that from Mushrooms, and
clear as choice Madeira--can be readily made, in
greater quantity and with less trouble than in the
common way.
On our last number says the Southern Ag-
riculmralist, "we inserted DR.. Benefits statement
of the medical and other qualities OF the Solanum
Lycopersicu,n, or, as il is usually called Tomato,
Love Apple, &c. In that article he recommends
a general use lit, raw, or cooked: In orderthat
our readers may have an opportunity of using
this invaluable vegetable in variety Of forms,
we present to them the Doctors various recipes
| for its preparation.
| The RaaU I0mnfo.-In this state the ripe fruit
should be plucked from the vine and sliced up in
vinegar, like cucumbers, with little oil, PEPPER
and salt; or it may be eaten like other ripe fruit
without seasoning.
Tomato Sauce.-Parboi the ripe tomatoes I'M
til the skin, will slip; peel and mash them; and
add to every pound of the Tomatoes one ounce of
butter, season with pepper. and salt, and simmer
over slow fire until perfectly cooked. If. how
ever, toast should be added to the sauce, the pro-
portion Of butter should be increased.
| Fried 7on,atoes.-Ripe Tomatoes, sliced, up
and fried in butter, are, to many, quite delicious
Tomato ckles.-Pickles are made of the green
fruit, by the same process that you would observe
in the picking of cucumbers, or any other ar
ticle. The ripe fruit may likewise be picked,
and in fact is preferable article; as it is in that
case highly medicinal, and has much better flavor.
Tomato Ca!sup.-Take peck of ripe To-
matoes, Cor any other quantity, only observe pro-
portions mash them well together, and simmer
over a slow fire until they are dissolved, strain
through fine sieve, after sraining (which requires
some pains by MASKING and forcing the pulp
through the sieve with the handy add TO this Ii
quor, or pulpy mass, half an ounce of cloves, and
the same quantity of black pepper grains, one
root of garlick, three ounces of horse radish and
a sufficient quantity of salt to make it palata-
bic; boil all these ingredients together over
gradual fire until you reduce the bulk to one half
then to each quart add two table spoons(ul of
vinegar When it is cool, cork it up in bottles,
and in little time it will be fit for use The
addition of some English walnut liquor or catsup,
will greatly improve Its flavor"
| DR.. Bennett, professor in the medical college
of Lake Erie, which is the medical department
Of the Wloughby university of Lake Erie,
at Chagrin, Cuyahoga County Ohio, in his pub
lie introductory lecture, recently delivered in
that flourishing institution, made the following
statements relative to the Tomato, to wit:
lst. That it (he Tomato is one of the most
powerful deobstruents of the materia medica, and
that in all those affections of the liver and other
organs where calomel is indicated, it is probably
the most effective, and at least harmful remedial
agent known TO the profession.
| I'd. That a chemical extract will probably
be obtained from it, which will altogether SUI
persede the use of calomel in the cure of dis
ease.
Sd. That he had successfully treated serious
diarrlea with this article alone
4lh. That when used as an article of diet, it is
almost sovereign remedy for dyspepsia or in
digestion.
9Th. That persons removing from the east or
north, to the west or south, should by all means
make use Of it an aliment, as it would in that
event, save them from the danger attendant upon
those violent bilious attacks to which almost all
unacclimated persons are liable.
9Th. That the citizens in general should make
use of it either raw, cooked, or in the form Of
casup, with their daily food, as it is the most
healthy article in the materia alimentaria.''