Show TOMATOES m N HIS CELLAR Experiment mel and Vermonter cr crill Will ill Enjoy Enjo Delicacy Vergennes Vt Jan 25 5 How It was that Fred Porter of or this town could serve erve fresh resh sliced lIc d tomatoes on his table after the snow snot covered ered the gardens and anti Lake Champlain froze so hard that a team could be he driven across It a great mystery until Mr Ir Porter Portor explained it Until this week ho contented himself with askIng asking asking ask ask- ing the neighbors or in to dine on the thc tomatoes or In sending them to in invalids invalids in- in To inquirers he laughed and said his method was so simple that any anyone one could make a success of It It now not develops that late in the fall Mr Mi Porter feared the frost would blight the tomatoes so he ho dug up UI tho the heavily laden vines and transplanted d them in his cellar lIe Ho figured that J If IC celery would mature maturo in sand and tomatoes might continue to grow in loam and Into bins of or tho the latter he packed tho the roots He lie then thon watered the plants planes and watched developments development For a few fes' da days s 's tho the vines ines appeared to wilt tilt but they then freshened up anti and the tomatoes began beJan to grow Some Somo blossoms were noted and these thell In time took tool on shape and developed The to tomatoes tomatoes to- to matoes although the they grew gre rapid rapidly I refused to ripen so o Mr Ir Porter picked them thorn and anti placed them un under r glass Once in the strong sun the tomatoes tomatoes toma torna- toes began to redden and the experimenter experimenter menter was tas delighted The first crop was used at Thanksgiving dinner dinner din din- ner ncr much to the amazement of the guests anti and after that thal the delicacy was wn added to the Sunday Sunda meal Thus far the experiment has been a 3 huge success and Mr Porter believes bellev s that thol by placing young plants in his cellar next rail fall he can have tomatoes tomato's al nil all winter vinter Several Sc of or his neighbors will wll try their luck next November |