Eggplant is what I consider a Mediterranean vegetable, happiest in hot weather and then, when the plant is robust and going full tilt, it puts out a great crop in the fall. Joe visited when the plants were happily producing, so I felt a bit like a wine steward, I picked the purple orb then let him see which one was selected for dinner. It was on our plates within the hour. Amos is coming to visit one day soon, along with his family on their migration east. I have some frozen breaded eggplant in the freezer so we might start a mudcat visitor tradition.
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