Steeped in Tomatoes

Hey all, I was just at the SIW (Stepped in What??) produce stand off Route 100 , near Route 1, near Chadds Ford, Pa.

Keep an eye out for the white "Open" sign. It's on the right side of the roadway. There's a parking lot. The actually address for the stand is 4317 S. Creek Road, Chadds Ford, Pa. (If you keep following Route 100 you'll eventually come out onto U.S. 1 - directly across the old Chadds Ford Inn, which is now Brandywine Prime restaurant.)

A lot of people just call this rural farm stand Haskell's since it's owned by H.G. Haskell. (H.G.'s pop was a former Wilmington mayor.)

Go there if you love heirloom tomatoes. Or any kind of tomatoes. I bought a few ears of corn, a cantaloupe, a half dozen ruby red beauties and some cute Kirby cucumbers for an article I'm writing about homemade pickles. NJ photographer Jennifer Corbett and I are making pickles tomorrow. It's easy. And no canning is involved. Story/recipes coming next Wednesday.

SIW usually has fresh mozzarella from Claudio's in the Philly Italian Market, but they were clean out during my visit. Employees say a new cheese shipment is coming in on Thursday. I'm there. Got to feed the hankering for caprese salad.

SIW is looking for plastic shopping bags. They like to recycle. So if you have any bags, bring 'em to the stand.