Jack Says Tomato, I Say Kumquat

We picked up a burger and chicken strips at a Jack In The Box drive-thru window day the other day. BJ was able to start munching immediately but I waited until we got home.

Let this be a lesson to you. Eat your fast food fast and whatever you do, don't look at it.

First of all, I didn't want cheese and I SAID no cheese. But there it was, yellow and plastic and forty-nine cents extra. Secondly, the Jumbo Jack is supposed to have a tomato in it. The rubber pinwheel you see on the right in the photo below is arguably more of a red pickle slice. I'm having a lull in tomato production due to heat wave blossom drop, but there was a little tomato I hadn't yet salsified that I was able to insert in this burger for a bit of juice.


There is no comparison, is there?

I realize there is a tomato blight going on back east, but it's hitting organic tomatoes. Commercial, hybrid tomatoes such as those purchased in bulk by restaurant chains are protected by sprays, so why is Jack skimping on them?

Let me further warn you that Jack's Fruited Ice Tea tastes overwhelmingly instant. I haven't started my own lemon tree or raspberry vines yet, but I guarantee that I can make you a better drink with a bag of Currant Pekoe.

You see what the problem is here, don't you? I've been thoroughly, utterly, unredeemably spoiled.