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Advertisement -  « News Home  HELOISE Another name for Roma
tomato   Dear Heloise: Recently, I was looking through a
cookbook and found a recipe, only to notice that one of the
ingredients listed was plum tomatoes. What is this? I have heard
of cherry and grape tomatoes, but not plum. Help! Annette in
Texas  Annette, we took your question to the California Tomato
Commission, and here is what it had to say: Plum tomato is
another name for a Roma tomato. You should buy Romas that are
plump and brightly colored, with no bruising or broken skin.
Don't refrigerate tomatoes. Tomatoes should be stored at room
temperature but not in direct sunlight. However, if you buy
tomatoes that have been refrigerated, they should be
refrigerated again when you get home. Heloise  Here's a Heloise
flashback from Oct. 6, 1963. It's as good a hint today as it was
then:  Here is a timesaving and mess-saving idea that I