Common Mistakes, 5

Genealogy tip for the day: Common Mistakes, 5

Today will conclude our look at mistakes and wrong assumptions that we all make. Maybe this trip down the road of mistakes will help you miss the potholes!!

#34. Ignoring Siblings. We sometimes get so focused on the direct line that we forget that sometimes a brick wall, or a difficulty may be solved by researching our grandparents' siblings. If you have a question that seems to have no answer, look at the brothers and sisters and see if they will lead you to the answer you are looking for.

#35. Overlooking maiden names. Granted on the one hand, sometimes maiden names can be hard to pin down. But at the same time, when you have it, don't ignore it. Watch however and don't assume a bride's last name before marriage is her maiden name. It could be she was married before. You'll have go back one step further and find the previous marriage. When finding the maiden name, it will then help you find the parents.

#36. Jumping to conclusions with out documentation can lead to disaster. There may be a situation where a lot of things seem to indicate a conclusion, but in the end you have to have proof before you can say with certainty such-and-such as fact.

#37. Chasing the wrong family. This can waste a lot of time and money. This is sometimes a result of jumping to conclusions and not proven what you have so far. In the end you've ended up with a wild goose chase. You will be very unhappy with yourself if you discovered you have done this. Making several mistakes we have mentioned in this series can cause you to end up chasing the wrong family. Not documenting, making assumptions, yet not thinking outside of the box.

#38. Don't think you can keep track of everything in your head. Remember that every time you go back a generation, you've doubled the people. And that's just the direct ancestors. This doesn't include siblings, cousins etc. If you are computer literate (and you probably to some extent if you are reading this), then research and look into different genealogy software and see what appeals to you. Or, you can record your information on paper forms. There are several styles and many are found on the Internet free.

#39. Don't assume that women with the same surname as their father aren't married. I personally went to school with a gal that married a fellow that had the exact same last name as her. They were no relation whatsoever. Again, it's those assumptions that can get you into trouble.

#40. Don't assume a family never moved if you found them in the same area for birth and marriage, or marriage and death, etc. Sometimes folks will move away and then later return to a previous location. Check out where other relatives may have lived and see if there is a connection.

#41. Speaking of moving, it may seem like a family moved several times when in fact they never moved at all, but boundary lines did. This can effect county lines, state lines and maybe even national boundaries.

As a "sort of" an example, I have an ancestor who was born in Canada. Later that geographical area became part of New York State. So national lines can move just as much as lower governmental boundaries.

This concludes our look at mistakes to avoid and assumptions not to make and the like. I hope this has been helpful to you. Next week, we'll find something else to share with you. Come see what we decided.

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Today’s Recipe

April – Tomato Month

Herb-Parmesan Roasted Tomatoes

Ingredients

·  1/4 cup grated Parmesan

·  1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

·  1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

·  1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

·  1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

·  2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil

·  12 1/2-inch-thick tomato slices, from 6 medium tomatoes

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Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment. In a small bowl, combine Parmesan, oregano, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Add olive oil and stir to form a moist mixture.

2. Arrange tomato slices on baking sheet and spoon a heaping 1/2 tsp. Parmesan mixture on top of each slice, dividing evenly. Use your fingertips to press into an even layer. Bake until tomatoes are soft and topping begins to brown, about 20 minutes. Serve hot or warm.

April – (Florida) Tomato Month – www.health.com

Apr 1^st   Caprese Stacks

Apr 2^nd Spicy Frozen Bloody Marys

Apr 3^rd Peach and Tomato Salsa

Apr 7^th Cherry Tomato-Halloumi Skewers

Apr 8^th Pasta With No-Cook Tomato Sauce

Apr 9^th Grilled Chicken and Tomato Salad

Apr 10^th Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

Apr 11^th Herb-Parmesan Roasted Tomatoes

ENJOY!

Now You Know!

Common Mistakes, 4

 

 

 

Genealogy tip for the day: Common Mistakes, 4

 

Today, we are continuing our look at mistakes that either we make ourselves, or errors made by assumption. We are up to #25.

 

#26. Given names are gender specific. Wrong Assumption! Normally this is the case but it is not always the case. I have known a lot of Jerry's, Bobbie's and other similar names in my life time that were not guys. I also had a professor named Jan who was a "Mister". Beverly can sometimes be a male name. An example of that is the gospel singer, George Beverly Shea. Although for the most part names are gender indicative, don't let that box you in.

 

#27. Failure to accurately record your information.  When transferring new information into your records whether paper or computer, you should read and reread it 2-3 times. If possible let it cold and come back again and check. Another option, if you have someone interested, have another person read what you've transcribed. There's probably nothing worse than perpetuating the wrong information. It is very hard to correct.

 

#28. If you do not know a name or a date, or place, don't make one up. Don't assume you know the answer. Abnormalities and oddities happen all the time. People never do follow the same pattern or routine.

 

#29. Blindly trusting others' research. See #27! You should always check out new information, especially someone else's research. You must find out how they documented their information, if they did. Only then can you trust their information.

 

#30. Don't need more than one copy!! BAD mistake. Even if you have your information on your computer, you should have redundant backup information, and NOT on your computer. I had a friend who kept one back up in a fire box and another one at the bank. You don't need to do this daily but periodically. It would be easier to put a month's worth of work back into your research than to have to redo all of it. (Been there, done that!)

 

#31. Skipping Generations. The only place you can get away with that is in the Bible. Some generations were actually from grandfather to grandson, or great grandson. But you can't do that in genealogy today if you want your work to be believable and trustworthy.  Sometimes we don't do this intentionally but by making assumptions.

 

#32. I don't need a goal, I'm just going to start with me and take off! Wrong Assumption. You can end up chasing down a whole lot of rabbit trails. You need to have some kind of goal, even if you revise it from time to time. Who of us haven't done that already. My goal is to "get to the pond" (the person who came to this country). Occasionally I have fallen into information I wasn't expecting, so I didn't pass it up just because it was beyond my goal, but for the most part it does help guide my research.

 

#33. There is no standard way of recording information. Wrong Assumption, again. You need to follow the rules, play according to Hoyle, keep it kosher - whatever you want to call it.

 

As for people's names, that may depend on the form or software you are using, but be consistant. Dates are ALWAYS small to large, i.e. day - month - year. This is sometimes called the military way or the continental way. It is also called the genealogical way.

 

Locations follow the same pattern - small to large. Town (or maybe township), county, state. For another country or states that do not have "counties" but call them something else, it is still the smaller to larger direction you record them.

 

Well, let's let that kind of settle in for today and we'll finish up tomorrow with the last 8 that we have.

 

 

 

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Today’s Recipe

April – Tomato Month

Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

 

 

 

Ingredients

·  4 cups cherry or grape tomatoes

·  4 sprigs fresh thyme

·  2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

·  1 shallot, thinly sliced

·  1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

·  1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

·  1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

·   

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 250°F. Arrange cherry tomatoes in a single layer in a 9-by-13-inch glass or ceramic baking dish. Top with thyme sprigs, garlic and shallot; season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil and stir to combine.

2. Bake, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes pop and ooze, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Remove baking dish from the oven and discard thyme sprigs. Use immediately or let cool and transfer to a covered container. Refrigerate until ready to use. Tomatoes will keep for 3 days.

 

 

 

April – (Florida) Tomato Month – www.health.com

Apr 1^st   Caprese Stacks

Apr 2^nd Spicy Frozen Bloody Marys

Apr 3^rd Peach and Tomato Salsa

Apr 7^th Cherry Tomato-Halloumi Skewers

Apr 8^th Pasta With No-Cook Tomato Sauce

Apr 9^th Grilled Chicken and Tomato Salad

Apr 10^th Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

 

 

ENJOY!

 

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Common Mistakes, 3

Genealogy tip for the day: Common Mistakes, 3

Continuing our quest in common mistakes to avoid we will look at 9 more, today. Some are mistakes we need to avoid, some are assumptions we have that end up giving us problems. Let’s see what we have today ---

#17. Spelling doesn’t matter. False! Spelling does matter, even when it is misspelled. When you are searching records and need to transcribe information, you need to spell everything just as it appears in the document, even or especially if they have misspelled something. But if you know the correct way to spell something, then you spell it the right way when you are creating your own records.

For example, a woman’s name may appear as Jayne Dough in a census record, but you have found her name 3 other places as Jane Doe. Birth certificates especially are apt to have the correct spelling (but not always).  When you transcribe (writing down word for word, letter for letter) what the census says you will write J-a-y-n-e D-o-u-g-h. But in your own forms, or genealogy software you may have her under J-a-n-e D-o-e.

This is when you are correct in spelling and misspelling a person’s name. But be careful you don’t create yet another version of spelling yourself. It is easier to get it right when you are personally acquainted with the person than when you are working on your 7^th great grandfather!J


[There are always exceptions to every situation. My above statement reminds me that my grandmother wrote my cousin's name one, way - only for me to find out many, many years later after she had passed away, that she had misspelled it all along. But no one had corrected her.]

#18. Transposition of letters and numbers: This sort of falls close to misspellings. You might find where someone died 1907 but he was born in 1749. Some people have longevity, but I don’t think it lasts that long! When people are used to using a particular date in daily life (1900’s for example) it’s easy to type one NINE zero seven (1907) instead of one EIGHT zero seven (1807). The same is true with words. They can easily get mixed around, especially if you are typing! (and you don’t have auto-correct). Other people may also have that problem. So if you are reading something that sounds odd, check and see if maybe there is a transposition there with either the numbers or the letters. Be Very Careful when you are entering data into your charts that you don’t transpose numbers or letters, yourself.

#19. Relationship designations and meanings change.

          Step mother didn’t always mean, dad married again and the step mother/his new wife is raising his children. Step mother may mean the mother-in-law. Cousin can sometimes mean any relative. Sometimes widow/er is used to refer to someone who is divorced, separated or a polygamist, if these categories aren’t provided in the form being used. So be careful of using designations you find. They may or may not be exactly as we understand today.

#20. Don’t assume that all children came from the same mother. Often especially in times past, if a woman died in childbirth, the father would sometimes marry again quickly to have help to take care of the children. In some cases she may be just a few years older than the oldest child. Or, occasionally, she may be even younger than the oldest child, especially in large families. That ties in with “age within context.” Compare Mom’s age with the ages of the children.

#21. Can’t find a record? Not every record got recorded, and there are those burned out courthouses, especially during the Civil War. Some were recorded later – much later. Don’t restrict yourself to a few days to a week to record something. It may have been a month later  (or more) before they ‘went back to town.’

#22. Migration patterns don’t guarantee that’s how your ancestors went. These are only patterns, not regimented. So don’t limit yourself to just one way or one direction of moving. The patterns themselves may suggest looking in a different place. Think outside the box!

#23. A person that can no longer be found on a census doesn’t necessarily means he or she has died. People are missed all the time. They may have moved or weren’t home at the time and the census taker may have never gone back. There can be all kinds of reasons. You can record however that a person died after such-and-such a date of the last known point he was living. This is a given! They have to die at some point! J But be careful.You might find them again on the next census after the one that was missed. So don’t assume they are dead, yet. Do your research.

#24.  Same surnames in a given area aren’t proof of kinship. It may be a possibility but it is not proof. Just ask anyone researching the surname Smith! More digging is required to come up with actual proof of kinship. Once you’ve found the proof the rest are cherries on top!

Last one for today:

#25. “Jr.” always means ‘son of.’ No, sometimes you will find it in reference to a mother/daughter situation.  It can sometimes be found in isolated situations like a document, to differentiate between two people with the same, whether or not they are related. What is the most common use isn’t always law!

…More tomorrow.

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Today in History

1652		The Dutch establish a settlement at Cape Town, South Africa.
1712		A slave revolt breaks out in New York City.
1798		The territory of Mississippi is organized.
1862		General Ulysses S. Grant defeats Confederates at Battle of Shiloh, Tenn.
1914		The British House of Commons passes the Irish Home Rule Bill.
1922		U.S. Secretary of Interior leases the Teapot Dome naval oil reserves in Wyoming.
1933		President Franklin Roosevelt signs legislation ending Prohibition in the United States.
1943		British and American armies link up between Wadi Akarit and El Guettar in North Africa, forming a solid line against the German army.
1945		The Japanese battleship Yamato, the world's largest battleship, is sunk during the battle for Okinawa.
1963		Yugoslavia proclaims itself a Socialist republic.
1971		President Nixon pledges a withdrawal of 100,000 more men from Vietnam by December.
1980		The United States breaks relations with Iran.
1983		Specialist Story Musgrave and Don Peterson make first Space Shuttle spacewalk.
1990		John Poindexter is found guilty in the Iran-Contra scandal.
Born on April 7
1770		William Wordsworth, English poet laureate ("The Prelude," "Lyrical Ballards").
1837		John Pierpoint Morgan, U.S. industrialist.
1859		Walter Camp, father of American football.
1860		W.K. Kellogg, cereal magnate and health guru.
1897		Walter Winchell, American newscaster and columnist.
1915		Billie Holliday (Eleanora Fagan), jazz and blues singer.
1931		Donald Barthelme, writer.
1931		Daniel Ellsberg, anti-war activist, released the Pentagon Papers.

 

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Word for the Day

A camera was once a specialized gadget, costing lots of money. Who would have guessed that one day most of us would carry a camera or two in our pockets as part of a smartphone?

That brings us to selfie, a self-portrait taken by a camera phone. Some people have misinterpreted the word as cellphie. You have to admit this interpretation makes sense; after all, it's a picture taken by a cell phone.
While the chance of the spelling cellphie taking over selfie is slim, changes in spelling do happen. This week we'll see five words that had their spellings changed owing to misunderstandings or errors.

belfry

PRONUNCIATION:

(BEL-free)

MEANING:

noun:
1. A bell tower; also the part of a tower where a bell is hung.
2. Head. Usually in the phrase to have bats in the belfry, meaning to be crazy.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Old French berfrei, from High German bergan (to protect or shelter) and Old English frith (peace). Originally the term was berfrei and it was a siege tower or watchtower. Since it had bells, people began to think the term was belfry.
Ultimately from the Indo-European root bhergh- (high), which also gave us iceberg, borough, burg, burglar, bourgeois, fortify, force, bourgeois, inselberg, and sforzando. Earliest documented use: 1300.

USAGE:

"I received a rap on my head accompanied by a deluge of water. I carefully examined my belfry and found out I was not dead."
Jerome A. Greene; Indian War Veterans; Savas Beatie; 2007.

"Lula put her finger to the side of her head and made circles. The international sign for bats in her belfry."
Janet Evanovich; Twelve Sharp; St. Martin's Press; 2006.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. -William Wordsworth, poet (1770-1850)

Today’s Recipe

April – Tomato Month

Cherry Tomato-Halloumi Skewers

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon minced garlic

1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Pinch each salt and pepper

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 1/2 teaspoons red wine vinegar

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh oregano

1 pint small cherry or grape tomatoes

1 8-oz. piece Halloumi cheese, cut into 16 cubes

Preparation

1. If using wooden skewers, soak 8 in warm water for 30 minutes. Whisk garlic, mustard, salt, pepper, juice and vinegar. Slowly whisk in olive oil until emulsified. Stir in oregano.

2. Preheat a grill to medium-high. Place 2 tomatoes on each skewer, piercing crosswise, followed by a cube of Halloumi. Continue alternating tomatoes and Halloumi until each skewer has 5 or 6 tomatoes and 2 cubes of Halloumi.

3. Whisk vinaigrette and lightly brush onto skewers. Oil grill. Grill skewers, watching closely, until cheese is lightly browned and tomatoes are beginning to soften, about 3 minutes, turning halfway through. Transfer to a platter and drizzle with remaining vinaigrette. Serve immediately.

April – (Florida) Tomato Month – www.health.com

Apr 1^st   Caprese Stacks

Apr 2^nd Spicy Frozen Bloody Marys

Apr 3^rd Peach and Tomato Salsa

Apr 7^th Cherry Tomato-Halloumi Skewers

ENJOY!

Now You Know!

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Common Mistakes, 2

Genealogy tip for the day: Common Mistakes, 2

We are continuing our numbering of common mistakes and actually, wrong assumptions, that genealogists make - especially beginners. We listed 1-8 yesterday.

#9. Do not accept family legends as fact.  There may be a kernel of truth in them, so don’t discount them totally. Just keep them in the back of your mind and see what pans out.

I have a situation in my own family to illustrate this. My grandmother wrote down (in print!), that her grandfather was the great-grandson of a famous Revolutionary War general. It turns out he was not, but is related. So that was the kernel, but slightly different version!

#10. Don’t start with the famous relative or foreign country! That’s exactly what I did above and could not come down to present day family, so it was actually a waste of time. It’s always better to start with yourself and work UP the tree; not down the tree and hope to come down to you.

#11. Abbreviations aren’t always abbreviations. Sometimes they are acronyms. For example: “NA” – usually means not available, or not applicable, depending on the context. “NMI” is another one. It usually stands for No Middle Initial. Similar is NMN=no middle name.

#12. Watch the context of the ages. Do they seem logical for the situation? Is the mother age “12”?  Not totally impossible but highly unlikely, especially in this country! Is the soldier “40” and signing up for war? Not likely either, unless he was already in as an officer and being recalled. If that is the case you should be able to find previous records to the fact.

#13. ALL genealogy records are found and are on the Internet. NOT!  This isn’t necessarily a mistake you make, but a mistaken idea that lots of folks have. I would be guessing at how many, but I know there are a lot of records that have not yet been digitized. If you are able, it’s most helpful to travel to the area of your research, especially stateside. If not, you will want to periodically check on line and see if they have been found, digitized and uploaded.

When I first started using findagrave.com they had about 61 million records on line. Today they have over 112 million! So more and more are being added all the time. Other websites like Ancestry for example, are continually announcing new records that have been added to their collection.

#14. Children are NOT always with their parents on the census records. Watch for “relation to head” when it’s provided. Watch for different surname. That gives you a clue. But sometimes they are with patriarchal relatives, (you know – the father’s side, thus the same surname). Here could be an example of say a 12 year old boy being listed with a man 72 years old. It could be grandparent/grandson. These should throw up red flags.

#15. Records and Informants are always right. NOT. Again, it partly goes back to “everything you see in print is accurate”. Not Always! Also the person providing the information may have misunderstood the question, or the recorder may have misheard what was told him.

When my mother died, my father was the informant for her death certificate. When I saw it there were 5 mistakes on it. We were able to get them corrected, but I suspect my father’s hearing issues may have played a part. 

#16. Same names prove a connection. NOT. You may find a John Smith, two or three times in the same time frame and locality. But it doesn’t prove kinship. Even less common names repeated, as in my family – Caleb Trask, doesn't prove anything. Uncommon names today, may have been more common at another time period. Although naming patterns can be a clue, that is all they are; they are not proof. (btw, have you ever head of the John Smith Society??? It’s for anyone with that name, as was our insurance man at one point in our life.)

We will pause here for today and give this a little time to soak in. Next week we will continue with some more.  As I’ve been working on this I’ve realized I could have split these into categories: your mistakes, their mistakes, assumptions and hard & fast rules. But I’ll leave that up to you this time.

Maybe you can think of some. Leave your ideas in the comment section below. We would LOVE to hear from you, really. And we will NOT use any personal information, if you are concerned. We have no way to use it, any way. J

Recently we talked about message boards. 

I found this today and thought I would put on here for you.

This comes from here. (The website on the picture is misspelled.)

 This is a new website even to me - I'll have to check out. You, Too!

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Today in History

April 5

1242		Russian troops repel an invasion by Teutonic knights.
1614		Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe.
1792		George Washington casts the first presidential veto.
1843		Queen Victoria proclaims Hong Kong a British crown colony.
1861		Gideon Wells, the Secretary of the Navy issues official orders for the
1865		As the Confederate army approaches Appomattox, it skirmishes with Union forces at Amelia Springs and Paine's Cross Road.
1908		The Japanese Army reaches Yalu River as Russians retreat.
1919		Eamon de Valera becomes president of Ireland.
1930		Mahatma Ghandi defies British law by making salt in India instead of buying it from the British.
1941		German commandos secure docks along the Danube River in preparation for Germany's invasion of the Balkans.
1943		The British 8th Army attacks the next blocking position of the retreating Axis forces at Wadi Akarit.
1951		Americans Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are sentenced to death for espionage.
1955		Winston Churchill resigns as British prime minister.
1986		A bomb explodes in a West Berlin disco packed with American soldiers.
Born on April 5
1588		Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (Leviathan).
1827		Joseph Lister, English physician, founded the idea of using antiseptics during surgery.
1839		Robert Smalls, black congressman from South Carolina, 1875-87.
1856		Booker T. Washington, former slave, educator, founded the Tuskegee Institute.
1858		Washington Atlee Burpee, founded the world's largest mail-order seed company.
1900		Spencer Tracy, actor (Adam's Rib, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner).
1908		Bette Davis, film actress (Jezebel, All About Eve).
1916		Gregory Peck, film actor (To Kill a Mockingbird).
1917		Robert Bloch, novelist (Psycho).
1920		Arthur Hailey, (Hotel, Airport).
1923		Nguyen Van Thieu, president of South Vietnam.
1937		Colin Powell, U.S. Army general, Secretary of State.

Spencer Tracy

Word for the Day

kingmaker

PRONUNCIATION:

(KING-may-kuhr)

MEANING:

noun: A person or organization having great power and influence in the selection of a candidate for an important position.

ETYMOLOGY:

The term was originally applied to Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, as "Warwick the Kingmaker" during the Wars of the Roses. Earliest documented use: 1595.

USAGE:

"In recruiting them for SNL, Lorne Michaels has played kingmaker to some of US comedy's biggest names. 'Think the Godfather with a whoopee cushion', one critic wrote."
Jon Swaine; The Inscrutable Kingmaker of Comedy; The Guardian (London, UK); Feb 17, 2014.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of you. -Maya Angelou, poet (b. 1928)

Today’s Recipe

April – Tomato Month

Snapper with Zucchini and Tomato

Ingredients

4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided

2 (6-ounce) snapper fillets

2 tablespoons dry vermouth or white wine

1 cup diced zucchini

1 1/2 tablespoons minced shallots

1 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

1 cup halved cherry tomatoes

1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Preparation

1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 teaspoon oil to pan; swirl to coat. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper over fish. Add fish to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Remove fish from pan; keep warm. Add vermouth; cook until liquid almost evaporates. Add zucchini, shallots, oregano, lemon rind, 1 teaspoon oil, and 1/8 teaspoon salt; sauté 3 minutes or until zucchini is tender.

2. Combine zucchini mixture, tomato, remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt, remaining 2 teaspoons oil, basil, and juice; toss gently. Serve with fish.

April – (Florida) Tomato Month

Apr 1^st   Caprese Stacks

Apr 2^nd Spicy Frozen Bloody Marys

Apr 3^rd Peach and Tomato Salsa

Apr 5^th Snapper with Zucchini and Tomato

ENJOY!

Now You Know!