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Scones worthy of peak tomatoes

Late-harvest tomatoes are already bursting with flavor, and

Photo credit: Eve Bishop | Late-harvest tomatoes are already bursting with flavor, and oven roasting concentrates this flavor powerfully in tomato, cheddar and mustard seed scones.

As you peruse the farm market for apples and pumpkins this weekend, don't forget the last of the local tomatoes. During this exceptionally sunny September, late-harvest varieties have had the chance to fully develop that combination of acidity, sweetness and meatiness that is so difficult to describe but so easy to love. The bins may not be overflowing, but the tomatoes picked at the very end of...

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